Night Movement [Image 11 of 22]

BOISE, IDAHO, UNITED STATES

12.04.2021

Photo by Thomas Alvarez 

Idaho Army National Guard

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.


While offensive operations and complicated during daylight, night operations bring more diverse complications for movement, command and control not only for defense but for offense as well. Soldier's marksmanship skills are negatively affected in total darkness. 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.

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.

• Date Taken: 12.04.2021
• Date Posted: 12.06.2021 16:28
• Photo ID: 6966988
• VIRIN: 211204-Z-XK920-0011
• Resolution: 2700x1800
• Size: 2.87 MB
• Location: BOISE, IDAHO, US