The 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, (Red Currahee) of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) participated in one of the first live-fire exercises in the Army with the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) Oct. 16-30. This marked a significant milestone in the Army’s modernization project, beginning in 2017. The exercises built Soldier’s proficiency with the Sig Sauer XM7 rifle, XM250 light machine gun, and 6.8 mm ammunition.