Operation Cold Steel
Mark 19 Range, Chalk 14
180728-A-LI523-251.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Christopher Sofia

JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Several M249 light machine guns stand ready for qualification fire by U.S. Army Reserve Troop List Unit Soldiers during Task Force Ultimate, Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command (Airborne) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 28, 2018. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. 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. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Sofia/78th Training Division)


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