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Idaho Army National Guard soldiers from Charlie Company, 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team stepped out in the December cold and darkness this weekend to practice moving at night to envelope and raid an enemy emplacement on the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility, known as the CACTIF, an urban warfare training complex on the Orchard Combat Training Center.
The ghostly forms of soldiers moving through the night create vaporous images gliding through the desert landscape.
Night operations have been subject to vast shifts in effectiveness and frequency throughout history, as tactics and technology became more sophisticated.
The most pressing obstacle for night movement by soldiers is reduced visibility. It affects a soldier and units the ability to observe friendly troop movements, understand terrain, and especially affects perception of enemy movements and position.
Prior to the introduction of aided night vision devices, effective firing at night with a rifle was limited to very close distances, typically within 50 meters. The ability to hit targets was dependent upon a soldier's ability to acquire targets in their sights, which in turn, depended greatly upon the amount of natural and artificial illumination.
Perhaps the most important deciding factor in a battle at night is preparation. This includes training, reconnaissance, and planning as Charlie Company demonstrated this past weekend.
| Date Taken: | 12.04.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 12.06.2021 16:28 |
| Photo ID: | 6966987 |
| VIRIN: | 211204-Z-XK920-0010 |
| Resolution: | 2700x1800 |
| Size: | 2.64 MB |
| Location: | BOISE, IDAHO, US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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