Crew-served weapon training at OCSII
U.S. Army Reserve Pfc. Christopher Ortiz (left), 846th Transportation Company, 377th Theater Sustainment Command, prepares to release the charging handle of an M2 machine gun as Pfc. Shawn Cotton, also with the 846th, observes, while participating in a primary marksmanship instruction during Operation Cold Steel II, hosted by the 79th Theater Sustainment Command, at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Oct. 20, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve's crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise which ensures 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 our joint partners anywhere in the world. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best/TF Cold Steel II)