Bayonet Division trains thousands at Yakima

[The Patriot]

YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. - More than 6,000 Soldiers from 22 units across the Army and National Guard conducted Exercise Bayonet Focus 17-03, June 15 - 29, at the Yakima Training Center and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to prepare Soldiers for the rigors of sustained land combat.The purpose of the exercise was to prepare 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team for their upcoming National Training Center rotation at Fort Irwin, California, and was the largest exercise the 7th Infantry Division had conducted since its reactivation in 2012.The training included force-on-force engagements using MILES gear, blank ammo and simulation ordinance; Soldiers acting as role-players in multiple roles such as civilians, detainees, and reporters; live-fire training with small arms, vehicle-mounted weapons, Apache helicopters and artillery.

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