FORT IRWIN, Calif. – OPFOR Surrogate Vehicles of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment utilize smoke to obscure their movement as they assault the defense of against the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division from Fort Bliss, Texas, during Rotation 17-02 at the National Training Center, Nov. 4, 2016. The purpose of this phase of the rotation was to test the 1st SBCT’s ability to stage a deliberate defense against a near-peer force while also presenting them with an irregular threat in the area to be defended.

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