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63RD READINESS DIVISION

Mountain View, California

FORT MCCOY, Wis. – U.S. Army Reserve firefighter, Rochelle, Ill., native, Spc. Rachel Bunger from the 923rd Firefighter Detachment, Sturtevant, Wis., uses a pike pole to test the durability of the floor before entering to conduct a search and rescue operation during an exercise at Fort McCoy, Aug. 21, 2016. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – U.S. Army Reserve firefighters discuss fire scenarios in the burn tower on Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 21, 2016. A total of five units from Wisconsin, Illinois and South Dakota participated in the training. The units trained to put out a fire and also search and rescue. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – U.S. Army Reserve firefighters from the 237th Firefighter Detachment, Sturtevant, Wis., prepare to enter the burn house to put out a fire during an exercise at Fort McCoy, Aug. 21, 2016. The training helped firefighters find weaknesses in their techniques, while learning new ones. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Water, smoke and soot spew from a window after U.S. Army Reserve firefighters from the 237th Firefighter Detachment, Sturtevant, Wis., vent the room in the burn house following suppressing a fire during an exercise at Fort McCoy, Aug. 21, 2016. The training helped firefighters find weaknesses in their techniques, while learning new ones. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – U.S. Army Reserve firefighters, from the 237th Firefighter Detachment, Sturtevant, Wis., exit the burn house after putting out a fire during an exercise at Fort McCoy, Aug. 21, 2016. Firefighter teams took turns entering the house and extinguishing fires to learn ever changing firefighting techniques. Firefighters can put out a 300-square foot fire in under a minute using either a water or foam-based method. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

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MUSCATATUCK, Ind. – Once used as a mental hospital, the structure built in 1938 is now in use by civilian and military personnel coming in to conduct urban training. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Capt. Megan McFarling, 205th Press Camp Headquarters)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, Pfc. David Martinez, a military policeman with the 301st MP Company, Puerto Rico, and San Lorenzo native, stands watch as a tower guard over a simulated theater detention facility during a combat support training exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 19, 2016. The 301st was tasked with providing base defense during the exercise, which included foxhole perimeter defense, TDF security, quick reaction force teams and entry control point teams. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, Spc. Juan Adorno, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, a military policeman with the 301st MP Company, Puerto Rico, surveys the base perimeter from a foxhole during a combat support training exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 19, 2016. The 301st was tasked with provided base defense during the exercise, which included foxhole perimeter defense, theater defense facility security, quick reaction force teams and entry control point teams. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, Spc. Billy Dunn, a dental specialist, with the 965th Dental Company, Seagoville, Texas, and a Dallas, Texas native, prepares dental equipment for sterilization during the Global Medic Exercise at Fort McCoy, Aug. 20, 2016. More than 60 965th Soldiers took part in the exercise to hone their field operations skillset. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, Lt. Col. Johnie Nguyen, (left) a dentist, and Pfc. Antonio Herrera, a dental specialist, both with the 965th Dental Company, Seagoville, Texas, conduct a dental checkup on Spc. Christopher Owens, a dental specialist with the 965th, during training as part of a Global Medic Exercise at Fort McCoy, Aug. 20, 2016. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 652d Multi-Role Bridge Company of Hammond, Wis. have a splash in August 2016. The 652d assembles a raft on Petenwell Lake, Wis. and maneuvers vehicles and Soldiers across large bodies of water as part of the combat support training exercise. The CSTX held at Fort McCoy, allows U.S. Army Reserve units, like the 652d, to practice their skills in a real environment. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Clinton Massey, 206th Broadcast Operations Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – In August 2016, U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Vincent Barker, Commanding General of the 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, is interviewed by U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Angelina Cillo of the 366th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment from Wichita, Kan. Exercise News Day is tasked to provide public affairs support during annual training, like combat support training exercise, throughout the U.S. Army Reserve. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Clinton Massey, 206th Broadcast Operations Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. - A large section of a floating bridge opens as it settles into Petenwell Lake, Wis., in August 2016. The U.S. Army Reserve engineers, of the 652d Multi-Role Bridge Company from Hammond, Wis., use multiple bridge pieces to make a raft for transporting vehicles and Soldiers across bodies of water. The combat support training exercise allows U.S. Army Reserve units, like the 652d, to practice their skills in a real environment. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Clinton Massey, 206th Broadcast Operations Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, with the 652d Multi-Role Bridge Company out of Hammond, Wis. and from the 705th Transportation Company, from Dayton, Ohio, work together to load vehicles onto a raft made of floating bridge sections in August 2016. Then the 652d practices maneuvering a loaded raft around Petenwell Lake, Wis. The combat support training exercise allows U.S. Army Reserve units to combine their skills in real scenarios. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Clinton Massey, 206th Broadcast Operations Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. – A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, with the 652d Multi-Role Bridge Company of Hammond, Wis., deploys boat into Petenwell Lake, Wis., in August 2016. His boat is a vital piece of equipment in assembling and controlling floating bridge sections. The combat support training exercise allows U.S. Army Reserve units, like the 652d, to practice their skills in a real environment. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Sgt. Clinton Massey, 206th Broadcast Operations Detachment/Released)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. -- Sgt. 1st Class Michael Noche (right), a CH-47 Chinook helicopter mechanic from Bravo Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment out of Olathe, Kan., monitors a crate of MREs attached to one of the undercarriage sling hooks of the helicopter as part of the Combat Support Training Exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2016. CSTX immerses Army Reserve Soldiers and other service members in real-world training scenarios to enhance unit readiness in the planning, preparation, and execution of combat service support operations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Christopher A. Hernandez, 345th Public Affairs Detachment)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. -- Pfc. Justin Hicks and Pfc. ShaQuandra Jones, both Army Reserve Soldiers from the 824th Quartermaster Company out of Fort Bragg, N.C., receive transport in the rear cabin of the CH-47 Chinook as part of the Combat Support Training Exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2016. CSTX immerses Army Reserve Soldiers and other service members in real-world training scenarios to enhance unit readiness in the planning, preparation, and execution of combat service support operations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Christopher A. Hernandez, 345th Public Affairs Detachment)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. -- Staff Sgt. Ryan Elkins, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer from Bravo Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment out of Olathe, Kan., inserts fuel into the helicopter prior to a flight mission as part of the Combat Support Training Exercise in Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2016. CSTX immerses Army Reserve Soldiers and other service members in real-world training scenarios to enhance unit readiness in the planning, preparation, and execution of combat service support operations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Christopher A. Hernandez, 345th Public Affairs Detachment)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. -- Staff Sgt. Ryan Elkins, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter mechanic from Bravo Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment out of Olathe, Kan., connects his aviation headset prior to depature as part of the Combat Support Training Exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2016. CSTX immerses Army Reserve Soldiers and other service members in real-world scenarios to enhance unit readiness in the planning, preparation, and execution of combat service support operations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Christopher A. Hernandez, 345th Public Affairs Detachment)

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FORT MCCOY, Wis. -- Army Reserve Soldiers from the 824th Quartermaster Company out of Fort Bragg, N.C., proceed to board the rear cabin of the CH-47 Chinook as part of the Combat Support Training Exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2016. CSTX immerses Army Reserve Soldiers and other service members in real-world training scenarios to enhance unit readiness in the planning, preparation, and execution of combat service support operations. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Christopher A. Hernandez, 345th Public Affairs Detachment)

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