Cold Steel expands Army Reserve combat lethality
180323-A-FW423-178.JPG Photo By: Debralee Best

FORT KNOX, Ky. - U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. James Kelly, Yano Range beachmaster, Task Force Bullion, checks an M240B machine gun for proper operation with a Troop List Unit Soldier with the 957th Movement Control Team, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, in preparation for qualification of section convoy protection platform during Operation Cold Steel II at Fort Knox, Ky., March 23, 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. Debralee Best/Operation Cold Steel II)


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