US Army Reserve Soldiers try on cold weather boots prior to issue at the Fort McCoy, Wis. Central Issue Facility in preparation for training and qualification during Operation Cold Steel, April 03, 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 and bring combat-ready, lethal firepower in support of the Army and our joint partners anywhere in the world.

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