Combat engineers from the 883rd Engineer Company, Iowa National Guard, detonate C-4 explosives to successfully pass their confidence test June 10, 2022, during Western Strike 22, Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Lower enlisted soldiers were given a confidence test in order to gauge their combat engineer knowledge and abilities. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable combat training capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating un


Combat engineers from the 883rd Engineer Company, Iowa National Guard, detonate C-4 explosives to successfully pass their confidence test June 10, 2022, during Western Strike 22, Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. Lower enlisted soldiers were given a confidence test in order to gauge their combat engineer knowledge and abilities. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable combat training capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality. ( Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alejandro Lucero)


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