Last Spartan Shield Ride

By Sgt. Samuel NorthrupMay 10, 2015

Last Shield Ride
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CAMP HOVEY, South Korea -- A U.S. Soldier (right) with 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and his Republic of Korea army counterpart (left), flip a tire May 7 at Camp Hovey, South Korea. This... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Last Shield Ride
2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CAMP HOVEY, South Korea -- A U.S. Soldier (right) with 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and his Republic of Korea army counterpart (left), prepare to negotiate a land navigation course May ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Last Shield Ride
3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CAMP HOVEY, South Korea -- A U.S. Soldiers with 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and their Republic of Korea army counterpart (second from the top-left), pose with the 1st BSTB shield May 7... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

CAMP HOVEY, South Korea -- Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, along with their Republic of Korea army counterparts, participate in the last shield ride for 1st BSTB May 7 to 8 at Camp Hovey and Camp Casey, South Korea. During the event, Soldiers had to complete an obstacle course, stress shoot, the Army physical fitness test, a land navigation course, a vehicle pull, a grenade range and a test of endurance at a chemical training facility. The shield ride concluded with a trek from the chemical training facility to the 1st BSTB headquarters.