The Abrams M1A2 SEPv2 tank comes with the Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer, which allows the commander and gunner to track multiple targets.
Rest here:3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team's 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, receives the first of the brigade's 58 upgraded Abrams M1A2 tanks Monday. 3rd HBCT is the first 3rd Infantry Division element to receive them.
http://www.army.mil/-news/2011/04/05...brams-upgrade/
Sorry if repost.
Took these from my buddies facebook. Don't know where in the country he is, just know that its 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.
awesome pictures. and a good eye for them
and the rest also...
Repost of a repost of a repost.Originally Posted by Anz_M4A1
As well has nothing to do with the USA.
General Casey retires on Monday and General Dempsey CINCTRADOC will ascend to be the top Soldier in the US Army...where have we gone?
I find myself wondering why the president bypassed the Vice Chief General Chiarelli or even Petraeus for the post.
Excellent set of photos thanks very much for posting them
Best Sapper Competition 2011
Four teams of Sapper competitors are loaded onto a Blackhawk helicopter and flown to the helocast drop zone during phase two of the Best Sapper competition. The Best Sapper competition gives engineers throughout the Army the opportunity to compete in a grueling six phase three day competition to determine who are the best engineers in the Army.
Sappers jump from a hovering Blackhawk helicopter during the helo-cast event on day one of the Best Sapper Competiton.
Sappers jump from a hovering Blackhawk helicopter and swim across a frigid lake with their teammates during the helo-cast event on the first day of the competition.
Capt. Droesch and Staff Sgt. Matson of Fort Richardson, Alaska, work together during the Call for Fire event of phase two of the Best Sapper Competition.
First Lt. Presley of the 94th Engineer Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., cuts through door hinges during the thermal breach event of phase two of the Best Sapper Competition.
Spcs. Wescott and Avalos of Fort Bragg, N.C., evacuate a wounded personnel over an obstacle in a timed evolution during the medical evac portion of the Best Sapper Competition.
Drill instructors count the competitiors sit-ups and heel hooks during the first event of phase one of the Best Sapper Competition.
Sappers begin the three mile buddy run wearing their IBA and SAPI plates on the first day of the Best Sapper Competition.
Sappers begin the three-mile buddy run wearing their IBA and SAPI plates on the first day of the Best Sapper Competition.
Thunder Soldiers clear the road
Staff Sgt. Lupe A. Irlas, a Fresno, Calif., native, now a platoon sergeant with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Pfc. Zachary A. Shanafelt, a Grand Rapids, Mich., native, now a combat medic with A Battery, survey the area as Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians examine a potential improvised explosive device outside the town of Shakh, Afghanistan March 28, 2011.
Staff Sgt. Lupe A. Irlas, a Fresno, Calif., native, now a platoon sergeant with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, surveys the area as Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians examine a potential improvised explosive device outside the town of Shakh, Afghanistan March 28, 2011.
Capt. James D. Thornton, an East Bernard, Texas native, now the battery commander for A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, surveys the area along with members of the Afghan National Police as Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians examine a potential improvised explosive device outside the town of Shakh, Afghanistan March 28, 2011.
Staff Sgt. Lupe A. Irlas, a Fresno, Calif., native, now a platoon sergeant with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Pfc. Zachary A. Shanafelt, a Grand Rapids, Mich., native, now a combat medic with A Battery, survey the area as Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians examine a potential improvised explosive device outside the town of Shakh, Afghanistan March 28, 2011.
Staff Sgt. Lupe A. Irlas, a Fresno, Calif., native, now a platoon sergeant with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team along with Capt. James D. Thornton, an East Bernard, Texas native, now the battery commander for A Battery, and Pfc. Zachary A. Shanafelt, a Grand Rapids, Mich., native, now a combat medic with A Battery, survey the area as Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians examine a potential improvised explosive device outside the town of Shakh, Afghanistan March 28, 2011.
Capt. James D. Thornton, an East Bernard, Texas native, now the battery commander for A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, speaks with the Qeysar district chief of police as they investigate a potential improvised explosive device outside the town of Shakh, Afghanistan March 28, 2011.
Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team provide mounted security for Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians as they destroy a potential improvised explosive device outside the town of Shakh, Afghanistan March 28, 2011.
Pfc. Zachary A. Shanafelt, a Grand Rapids, Mich., native, now a combat medic with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, watches as Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians destroy a potential improvised explosive device outside the town of Shakh, Afghanistan March 28, 2011.
Staff Sgt. Lupe A. Irlas, a Fresno, Calif., native, now a platoon sergeant with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team surveys the area as Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians examine a potential improvised explosive device outside the town of Shakh, Afghanistan March 28, 2011.
Capt. James D. Thornton, an East Bernard, Texas native, now the battery commander for A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, tracks the one-minute countdown warning as Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians prepare to destroy a potential improvised explosive device outside the town of Shakh, Afghanistan March 28, 2011.
Afghanistan
U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Jester, an infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop attached to Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 113 Cavalry Regiment, uses a Defense Advanced GPS Receiver to document his position during a dismounted patrol in the Khoe-Safi district of Parwan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2010. Jester provided security for Soldiers patrolling through Dandarh village, part of the district.
U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Jester, an infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop attached to Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 113 Cavalry Regiment, provides security for Soldiers patrolling through Dandarh village in the Khoe-Safi district of Parwan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2010.
U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Jester, an infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop attached to Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 113 Cavalry Regiment, provides security for Soldiers patrolling through Dandarh village in the Khoe-Safi district of Parwan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2010.
U.S. Army Spcs. Kyle Jester and Jeremy Henrich, both infantrymen with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop attached to Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 113 Cavalry Regiment, provide security for Soldiers patrolling through Dandarh village in the Khoe-Safi district of Parwan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2010.
2-18 weapons training: for the birds
Pvt. Michael Hill, a Dalton, Ga., native, now an infantryman with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Pfc. William Vivas, a Miami native, now an infantryman with the battalion, ensure their M240B machine gun is properly mounted to a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station, during a five-day 40-hour certification course where eight Soldiers became certified operators of the system March 19, 2011
Spc. Chase Leeks, a Panama City, Fla., native, now a scout with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, uses the joystick of a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station to acquire a target as Erick Gordon, a Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., native, now a CROWS training specialist with Tank-automotives and Armament Command, supervises during a five-day 40-hour certification course where eight Soldiers became certified operators of the CROWS March 19, 2011.
A Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, fires his M240B machine gun that is mounted to a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station during a five-day 40-hour certification course where eight Soldiers became certified operators of the CROWS March 19, 2011. This was the first cycle of certifications for the unit, but the battalion will continue training until the gunners of 2-18 Infantry are trained and ready to operate the CROWS system therefore reducing additional threats to their safety.
Task Force Destiny
Sgt. David Smitt, a team leader with Pathfinder Team 1, Task Force (TF) Destiny, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, provides security as two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare to land near the village of Nevay Deh, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2011.
Sgt. David Smitt, a team leader with Pathfinder Team 1, Task Force (TF) Destiny, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, provides security as two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare to land near the village of Nevay Deh, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2011.
U.S. Army Private 1st Class Heyward J. Lundy, with Pathfinder Team 1, Task Force (TF) Destiny, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, provides security as his unit boards a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near the village of Nevay Deh, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2011.
Sick photos 11BREACH, like to see more of those.
That tan thing on the back of his helmet is the battery pack for the new Enhanced NVGs that have thermal as well. I'm sure some of you have heard about it.
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