Operation Cold Steel
Task Force Dagger Operation Cold Steel III
181201-A-LI523-044.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Christopher Sofia

JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the 961st Transportation Company, based in Ft. Wadsworth, N.Y., fired an M2 machine gun at an enemy truck target during Operation Cold Steel III, hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operation Command at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec. 1, 2018. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice as part of Ready Force X 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)


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