Hands-on training at Operation Cold Steel III
Sgt. Thomas E. Avila-Roman, a U.S. Army Reserve automated logistics specialist assigned to the 451st Quarter Master Company, assembles a 240B machine gun during Operation Cold Steel III at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, April 4, 2019. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure 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 Reserve Photo by Sgt. Stephanie Ramirez)