Friday, May 11, 2007

Combat Camera: Training for War at Fort Dix

CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGEU.S. Soldiers and Airmen on a short-range marksmanship (SRM) training event April 28 at Fort Dix, N.J. SRM training teaches soldiers how to deliver fast, effective fire on surprise enemy personnel at close ranges, 25 meters or less. SRM has also been referred to as instinctive firing and quick kill. U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Jasmine Chopra.

CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGEAir Force Maj. Neal Eby escapes Air Force Capt. Javier Luis Benton's guard position during Modern Army Combatives training at Fort Dix, N.J. April 28. Benton, a logistics officer in the 97th Mission Support Group and Eby, a B-1 pilot in the 28th Operations Support Squadron, are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in the summer and are participating in a combative course as part of predeployment training aimed at increasing combat survival skills. U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Jasmine Chopra.

CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGEU.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Carlos Lazo, a print and photo journalist with the 302nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, prepares to load an M249 machine gun that will serve as a mounted weapon on a military vehicle during a convoy to a simulated forward operating base during training at Fort Dix, N.J. U.S. Army photograph by Sgt. Jasmine Chopra.

CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGESgt. 1st Class Daniel Lopez, special purpose equipment repairer, 1st Battalion, 314th Infantry Regiment, First Army, visually ensures that troops are properly carrying their weapons as they await to move onto the firing line during short range marksmanship training at Fort Dix, N.J., April 28. U.S. Army photograph by Pfc. Jennifer Sierra.

CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGESgt. Jacob Maurer, combatives instructor, applies the cross-arm bar to Sgt. Gary Dolphin, combatives instructor, 1st Battalion, 309th Regiment, 72nd Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Dix, N.J., during combatives training here April 28. Service members receive the combative training as part of their predeployment training while at Fort Dix. U.S. Army photograph by Pfc. Jennifer Sierra.

CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGEU.S. Army 1st Lt. Anthony Aguilar, a broadcast officer, and U.S. Army Sgt. Luis S. Delgadillo, a print journalist, both from the 302nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Bell, Calif., pull a simulated casualty to the evacuation site during the combat lifesaver course at Fort Dix, N.J., April 19, in preparation for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Army photograph by Pfc. Jennifer Sierra.

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