U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Victor Cordero, a platoon sergeant assigned to 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, uses his smartphone to take a photo of his wife, Staff Sgt. Jessica Cordero, as she disassembles an M4 Carbine Rifle during the weapons lane portion of the Expert Infantryman Badge/Expert Soldier Badge (EIB/ESB) competition March 31 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Staff Sgt. Cordero, a financial management technician assigned to 4th Financial Management Support Unit, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division Support Brigade, competed in the ESB competition earning the coveted ESB setting her apart from her peers as a symbol of excellence. The "Ready First" 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division hosted the EIB/ESB competition which included a series of rigorous and demanding events such as the Expert Physical Fitness Assessment, day and night land navigation, individual weapons qualification, medical lanes, patrol lanes, and a 12-mile road march.
(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Wheeler Brunschmid).
Date Taken: | 03.31.2023 |
Date Posted: | 04.04.2023 16:12 |
Photo ID: | 7720293 |
VIRIN: | 230331-A-UN662-1266 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 1.24 MB |
Location: | FT. BLISS, TEXAS, US |
Hometown: | FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, US |
Web Views: | 106 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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