From artillery to infantry: Soldier finds purpose in mission change
On guard.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Specialist Alvin Anderson, a fires support specialist from Monroe, La., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, enters the gunner’s turret to observe movement in Kirkuk City, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2011. Anderson is currently a vehicle gunner performing personal security detail while deployed to U.S. Division- North in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N)
From artillery to infantry: Soldier finds purpose in mission change
On guard.
CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE WARRIOR, Iraq – Specialist Alvin Anderson, a fires support specialist from Monroe, La., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, enters the gunner’s turret to observe movement in Kirkuk City, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2011. Anderson is currently a vehicle gunner performing personal security detail while deployed to U.S. Division- North in support of Operation New Dawn.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Robert DeDeaux, 1st AATF PAO, 1st Inf. Div., USD – N)