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190705-Z-OU450-0034
U.S. Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard’s 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) prepare to roll out to their exercise area against OPFOR, or Opposing Force, Army peers who mimic weapons and tactics of real world threats at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California, July 5, 2019. The ABCT Soldiers deployed for Operation Hickory Sting to the NTC for the best, most current combat training available in the U.S. Army preparing them for deployment overseas later this fall. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan)
190705-Z-OU450-0034
U.S. Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard’s 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) prepare to roll out to their exercise area against OPFOR, or Opposing Force, Army peers who mimic weapons and tactics of real world threats at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California, July 5, 2019. The ABCT Soldiers deployed for Operation Hickory Sting to the NTC for the best, most current combat training available in the U.S. Army preparing them for deployment overseas later this fall. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan)