One hour before wheels-up, Capt. Terrance Shields, commander, Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment and 1st Sgt. Robert Garvey, senior enlisted advisor, Iron Troop, 3/2CR, make a bold decision to change their plan of attack - deciding to initiate the troop air assault by landing directly on the objective. Shields meets with Lt. Col. Barry Simmons, commander, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stephan Gaton, pilot, Alpha Company, 1-171st to review the proposed helicopter landing zones in the battalion operations center at the Vaziani Airfield, Georgia, A

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One hour before wheels-up, Capt. Terrance Shields, commander, Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment and 1st Sgt. Robert Garvey, senior enlisted advisor, Iron Troop, 3/2CR, make a bold decision to change their plan of attack - deciding to initiate the troop air assault by landing directly on the objective. Shields meets with Lt. Col. Barry Simmons, commander, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stephan Gaton, pilot, Alpha Company, 1-171st to review the proposed helicopter landing zones in the battalion operations center at the Vaziani Airfield, Georgia, Aug. 9, 2018. Now that approval has been granted and the the plan of attack solidified, Shields and Garvey must brief the fire support team and the platoon leadership of the change. ( Army photo by 1st Lt. Ellen C. Brabo, 2d Cavalry Regiment)

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