Pvt. Sean Bourque, Petroleum Supply Specialist assigned to the 786th Quartermaster Company, Provo, Utah, views the firing range through a thermal weapon sight ahead of a night live-fire gunnery qualification during the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 20, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel plays a critical role in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
Army Reserve Combat Engineers assigned to 366th Engineer Company, Canton New York: Staff Sgt. Jason Kelly, left, with Spc. Burton Samphier, speak through their headsets before a gunnery crew live-fire qualification in a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier at the Operation Cold Steel exercise at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 23, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise taking place from March 9 through April 25, 2017. Cold Steel is key to ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners around the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo crew served weapons mounted to various military vehicle platforms such as Humvees, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks, and Heavy Equipment Transport Systems across 12-day rotations (15 crews per cycle) through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor)
Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Jason Kelly, Combat Engineer, 366th Engineer Company, Canton New York, conducts pre-checks on his M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun before a gunnery crew live-fire qualification in a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier at the Operation Cold Steel exercise in Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 23, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise taking place from March 9 through April 25, 2017. Cold Steel is key to ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners around the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo crew served weapons mounted to various military vehicle platforms such as Humvees, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks, and Heavy Equipment Transport Systems across 12-day rotations (15 crews per cycle) through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor)
Army Reserve gunnery crews train in an Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 using M2 weapon systems at the Operation Cold Steel exercise in Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 23, 2017. The EST 2000 assists in the development, improvement and sustainment of marksmanship skills. The system uses interactive training scenarios to train personnel in the use of different weapon systems. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise taking place from March 9 through April 25, 2017. Cold Steel is key to ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners around the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo crew served weapons mounted to various military vehicle platforms such as Humvees, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks, and Heavy Equipment Transport Systems across 12-day rotations (15 crews per cycle) through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor)
A spotting scope view of Army Reserve Combat Engineers, assigned to 366th Engineer Company, Canton New York, engage targets on a gunnery crew live-fire qualification in a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier at the Operation Cold Steel exercise at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 23, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise taking place from March 9 through April 25, 2017. Cold Steel is key to ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners around the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo crew served weapons mounted to various military vehicle platforms such as Humvees, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks, and Heavy Equipment Transport Systems across 12-day rotations (15 crews per cycle) through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor)
Army Reserve Spc. Caleb Johnson, 441st Transportation Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, conducts pre-combat checks on his vehicle-mounted M240 Bravo ahead of moving onto a blank fire range during the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 22, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise taking place from March 9 through April 25, 2017. Cold Steel is key to ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners around the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo crew served weapons mounted to various military vehicle platforms such as Humvees, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks, and Heavy Equipment Transport Systems across 12-day rotations (15 crews per cycle) through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
Army Reserve Sgt. Tyson Howes, assigned to the 786th Quartermaster Company, Provo, Utah, stands by with his gunnery crew in their firing order ahead of a night live-fire gunnery qualification during the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 20, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel plays a critical role in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
Vehicle gunnery crews stand by in their firing order ahead of a night live-fire gunnery qualification during the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 20, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel plays a critical role in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
A thermal image of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle gunnery crew moves onto the firing lane during a night live-fire gunnery qualification at the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 20, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel plays a critical role in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
Sgt. Kristie Justice, Chemical, Biological Radiological, and Nuclear Specialist assigned to the 489th Transportation Company, Jacksonville, Florida, fires an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun during a weapons qualification at the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 19, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel is an important step in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
Spc. Daniel Cirino, Cargo Specialist assigned to the 489th Transportation Company, Jacksonville, Florida, fires an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun during a weapons qualification at the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 19, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel is an important step in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
Sgt. Hector Orozco, Bravo Company, 301st Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, fires 40mm grenades from the MK19 Automatic Grenade Launcher during a weapons qualification at the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 19, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel is an important step in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
LTG Charles Luckey, Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve, meets Spc. Vanessa Castro, left, and Pvt. 1st Class Ariana McHerron both assigned to the 822nd Military Police Company, Arlington Heights, Illinois, during training with the M2 machine gun at the Operation Cold Steel exercise at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 18, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and 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 and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Army and joint partners anywhere in the world. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
LTG Charles Luckey, left, Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve, discusses crews engagement techniques with Sgt. 1st Class Cole Weih, exercise Vehicle Crew Evaluator and observer coach/trainer assigned to 1-337th Brigade Support Battalion, 181st Infantry Brigade, First Army, during Operation Cold Steel in his second visit to the exercise at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 18, 2017. One of the goals of OCS is to produce trained vehicle crew evaluators that return to the operational and functional commands in order to build the basics there and conduct vehicle crew training for future exercises. 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 and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Army and joint partners anywhere in the world. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
LTG Charles Luckey, right, Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve, yells out his signature phrase “Keep Pounding!” to the first crews that qualified during Operation Cold Steel in a second visit to the exercise at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 18, 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 and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Army and joint partners anywhere in the world. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
LTG Charles Luckey, Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve, meets Spc. Dalan Benson, assigned to the 560th Movement Control Team, Springfield, Missouri, before a gunnery qualification lane during the Operation Cold Steel exercise at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 18, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and 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 and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Army and joint partners anywhere in the world. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
Spc. Daniel Cirino, Cargo Specialist assigned to the 489th Transportation Company, Jacksonville, Florida, fires an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun during a weapons qualification at the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 19, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel is an important step in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
Sgt. 1st Class Larry McCracken, right, First Army Master Gunner assigned to 3-340th Training Support Battalion, 181st Infantry Brigade, conducts a brief to vehicle gunnery crews ahead of a night live-fire gunnery qualification during the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 20, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel plays a critical role in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)
Sgt. 1st Class Cheri Gorney, 182nd Transportation Company, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) walks across the range ahead of a night live-fire gunnery qualification during the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 20, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel plays a critical role in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor) (Photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor)