U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, qualify on the M249 light machine gun and M4A1 carbine during the 1st Sgt. Funk Deployment Readiness Exercise (DRE) on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Feb. 11, 2025. The 1st Sgt. Funk DRE is a battalion-level readiness assessment for select units to evaluate systems and gauge the readiness efficiency of a unit's ability to mobilize, prepare, and engage the enemy as part of the United States Immediate Response Force.
