U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct their table six gunnery, Sept. 25, 2024, Fort Cavazos, TX. During this gunnery training, Soldiers attempt to qualify on the M240B machine gun and the 120mm smooth bore cannon on their M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tank
in preparation for future missions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathan Morse).
In 2022 Staff Sgt. Cinthia Ramirez an M1 armor crewman assigned to Avenger Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, became the first female Soldier to graduate from the M1A2 Master Gunnery Course. Since then, she has been an inspiration to Soldiers with her story. Ramirez is being recognized in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, as she is also the first Hispanic female to graduate from this course.
