Three Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with 2nd Squadron, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, wait in their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle to leave the staging area for the training area, known as “The Box,” for a 12-day field exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 14. This training cycle is the first force-on-force, high-intensity conflict rotation the National Guard has participated in since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom, and is composed of more than 5,200 Soldiers from 11 states’ National Guard units, the Army Reserve
Three Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers with 2nd Squadron, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, wait in their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle to leave the staging area for the training area, known as “The Box,” for a 12-day field exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 14. This training cycle is the first force-on-force, high-intensity conflict rotation the National Guard has participated in since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom, and is composed of more than 5,200 Soldiers from 11 states’ National Guard units, the Army Reserves, and active duty Army Soldiers. (Photo by Spc. Michael Germundson, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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