Army Reserve Sgt. Virginia Creed (right) and Pfc. Ethan Vidrine, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Civil Affair and Psychological Operations Command, assemble an M240B machine gun while completing primary marksmanship instruction during Operation Cold Steel at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 20, 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 and lethal firepower in support of the Army and our joint


Army Reserve Sgt. Virginia Creed (right) and Pfc. Ethan Vidrine, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Civil Affair and Psychological Operations Command, assemble an M240B machine gun while completing primary marksmanship instruction during Operation Cold Steel at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 20, 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 and lethal firepower in support of the Army and our joint partners anywhere in the world.


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