Operation Cold Steel
Cold Steel II
171024-A-GV520-002.JPG Photo By: Spc. Kaitlin Waxler

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - U.S. Army Reserve Spc. David Maldonado, allied trade specialist, 743rd Transportation Company out of Boston, practices clearing an M249 light machine gun during Operation Cold Steel II at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Oct. 24, 2017. Operation Cold Steel II 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, bringing combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and our Joint Force anywhere in the world. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Kati Waxler/4th ESC)


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