News - Red Falcons hit their mark training with new equipment

[The Patriot]

The crack of .50 caliber rounds sound over the range as machine gunners attempt to cut down targets 800 meters away. Experienced marksmen stand behind the turret, binoculars to their faces, to ensure the gunners hit their mark.

Paratroopers with 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team conducted a machine gun leaders course this week to train gunners to fire from the turret of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicles. This is the first time the soldiers have trained with these vehicles.

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