Operation Cold Steel II

171111-A-TQ452-002.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Heather Doppke

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Joseph Avelar, automated logistical specialist, 325th Transportation Company, learns how to binding with an M240B machine gun as Spc. Matthew Bowen, wheeled vehicle mechanic, 325th Trans. Co., acts as assistant gunner during Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by the 79th Theater Sustainment Command at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Nov. 11, 2017. 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 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 photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)

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