POTD: Engaging Enemy Tanks at Dragoon Ready 23
Photo Of The Day: Above you see a U.S. Soldier, assigned to the 2d Cavalry Regiment, engaging an enemy tank during Dragoon Ready 23 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, 2023.
Dragoon Ready 23 is designed to ensure readiness and train the regiment in its mission-essential tasks in support of unified land operations to enhance proficiency and improve interoperability with NATO Allies. Exercise participants include approximately 2,500 U.S. Soldiers from the 2d Cavalry Regiment, 150 U.S. Soldiers from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, and 150 service members from Italy and the United Kingdom. Below you can see (at least) two soldiers providing suppressive fire.
A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the 2d Cavalry Regiment, prepares to fire an M136 AT4 Light Anti-Tank Weapon.
The Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany is a training center for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allied forces. It is designed to provide joint and multinational training exercises for ground, air and special operations forces in a simulated, realistic and challenging environment. The main objective of JMRC is to enhance the interoperability and readiness of NATO forces through collective training, to support the preparation and certification of units for deployment, and to improve the knowledge and skills of individual soldiers and leaders.
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A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the 2d Cavalry Regiment, applies tree branches to an M1296 Stryker.
A U.S. Army M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV), assigned to the 2d Cavalry Regiment, stands by for its next mission.
A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, engages the enemy during Dragoon Ready 23.
Source: U.S. Army, Staff Sgt. Jose H. Rodriguez, Joint Multinational Readiness Center.
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