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FORT STEWART, Ga. - Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team conducted a stress shoot using M1A2 Abrams tanks in numerous types of combat-based tasks at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 26, 2023.
These types of events are designed to add a level of pressure simulating combat situations. Soldiers also participated in a series of physical training exercises that tested their endurance and speed.
“It’s another way to judge the lethality within our formation by adding that extra element, and giving crews that added stress so that when something was to happen, they would be familiar and more comfortable while engaging targets,” said Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Wilde, a master gunner with 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment.
Tank crews of four Soldiers performed a rigorous physical test that included carrying heavy objects. Soldiers would move as a unit until the event was complete.
“That’s where the physical training event gets tough,” said Wilde. “You may not be getting fired at, but your heart rate is elevated.”
Once the physical test was complete, every crew ran as a group to their tank where they manned their positions to perform the next phase of the event.
Soldiers being able to work together is important. This skill is even more vital as tank crews must coordinate multiple systems and operations for the tank to operate effectively on the battlefield.
“It takes four people to make that one tank move,” Lt. Col. James Braudis, commander of 3-69 AR. “So, anything you can do, whether it’s through physical training, or just hanging out together on the weekend, brings that crew together, and that’s essential to the bond that’s required in combat.
Honing their skills and maintaining that top level of expertise will ensure every Soldier will remain combat ready.
| Date Taken: | 10.26.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 10.27.2023 14:56 |
| Story ID: | 456694 |
| Location: | FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
| Web Views: | 141 |
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