Army Reserve Spc. Aaron Smith and Sgt. Rich Lamothe, both with 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Southfield, Mich., prepare their firing position for qualification with an M240B machine gun during Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command (Airborne) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, , July 19, 2018. 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-


Army Reserve Spc. Aaron Smith and Sgt. Rich Lamothe, both with 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Southfield, Mich., prepare their firing position for qualification with an M240B machine gun during Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command (Airborne) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, , July 19, 2018. 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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