Army Pvt. Thomas Gonzales, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Specialist with the 373rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion based in Beaumont, Texas, engages simulated targets with a M2 .50 caliber machine gun in the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer during Operation Cold Steel, at Fort McCoy, Wis., Mar. 21, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice bringing combat-ready and lethal firepower in s


Army Pvt. Thomas Gonzales, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Specialist with the 373rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion based in Beaumont, Texas, engages simulated targets with a M2 .50 caliber machine gun in the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer during Operation Cold Steel, at Fort McCoy, Wis., Mar. 21, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice bringing combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and our Joint Force anywhere in the world. ( Army photo by Maj. Brandon R. Mace)


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