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(PABRADE, LITHUANIA) –Soldiers from Battle Company, 3rd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division based out of Fort Stewart, Ga. conducted a joint live fire exercise August 30, 2016 in Pabrade, Lithuania.
Soldiers executed a live-fire event that was a cumulative representation of all their training thus far. They used a variety of vehicles and weapons during this exercise including the M1A2 Abrams tank, M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicle with support from UH-60 Black Hawks.
3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, provided aviation support. Black Hawks being integrated into the mission is something that was new to some of the infantry Soldiers.
During the live fire Soldiers breached objectives and volleyed towards a checkpoint while Bradleys and Abrams tanks engaged their targets.
All of this was conducted in the same manner during the night iteration using mortar illumination rounds to light the sky so that Battle Company Soldiers could move to their objective. This type of training goes hand in hand with the 3rd Bn. 69th Arm. Rgmt.’s motto, “Speed and Power”.
This was the first time that all of these elements were operating and firing at the same time in the same mission. The incorporation of aerial support in this training was a valuable addition to the unit.
“This training is a very unique opportunity to us because being in a mechanized unit we don’t always get aviation assets. They are mechanized infantry men, so they need to know the mechanized fight and the dismounted fight,” said Capt. Joel Marbut, native of, Athens, Ala., Battle Company commander. “This is only the second time that I've seen air assets being used since I've been with the battalion and on Fort Stewart. Its very unique and a great opportunity for the Soldiers.”
The Soldiers from Battle Company are training with allies in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, a U.S. led effort being conducted in Eastern Europe to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region.
“There is nothing better than being in another country to help,” said Spc. Dwight Hill, Battle Company Bradley driver and a native of Virginia Beach, VA., “especially NATO because it’s one team one fight.”
| Date Taken: | 08.30.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 09.03.2016 11:41 |
| Story ID: | 208779 |
| Location: | PABRADE, LT |
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