1st ACB grenade range provides a fresh challenge

December 11, 2012

By 1st Lt. Alun Thomas, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. PAO

  • FORT HOOD, Texas--A smile appears on the face of Sgt. Epegmenio Gomez, from Houston, an avionics survivability equipment repairer, Company B, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, after he successfully hits his target while qualifying on an M-203 grenade launcher at Pilot Knob range, Dec. 6, here.

    FORT HOOD, Texas--A smile appears on the face...

    FORT HOOD, Texas--A smile appears on the face of Sgt. Epegmenio Gomez, from Houston, an avionics survivability equipment repairer, Company B, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, after he successfully hits...

  • FORT HOOD, Texas--Staff Sgt. Jack Wortman (right), from Westland, Mich., a geospatial engineer for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, provides assistance to Pfc. Matthew Hancock, from Ardmore, Ala., a small arms artillery repairer, Headquarters Support Company, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st ACB, as Hancock prepares to qualify on a M203 grenade launcher at Pilot Knob range, Dec. 6, here. It was Hancock's first time using the weapon and he qualified as an expert.

    FORT HOOD, Texas--Staff Sgt. Jack Wortman...

    FORT HOOD, Texas--Staff Sgt. Jack Wortman (right), from Westland, Mich., a geospatial engineer for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, provides assistance to Pfc. Matthew Hancock, from Ardmore, Ala., a small arms artillery repairer...

  • FORT HOOD, Texas--Pvt. Gladis Felixurrea, from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., an avionics repairer for Company B, 615th Aviation Support Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, concentrates intensely while aiming for a target at an M-203 grenade launcher range at Pilot Knob, Dec. 6, here. The range provided an opportunity for Soldiers who had never used the weapon before to become familiar with its various mechanisms.

    FORT HOOD, Texas--Pvt. Gladis Felixurrea, from...

    FORT HOOD, Texas--Pvt. Gladis Felixurrea, from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., an avionics repairer for Company B, 615th Aviation Support Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, concentrates intensely while aiming for a target at an M-203...

  • FORT HOOD, Texas--The scope of the Pilot Knob grenade range is evident for Spc. Aaron Donahey, from Boyd, Texas, an AH-64 Apache repairer for Company B, 615th Aviation Support Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, as he tries to qualify from a foxhole position at an M-203 grenade launcher range, Dec. 6, here.

    FORT HOOD, Texas--The scope of the Pilot Knob...

    FORT HOOD, Texas--The scope of the Pilot Knob grenade range is evident for Spc. Aaron Donahey, from Boyd, Texas, an AH-64 Apache repairer for Company B, 615th Aviation Support Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, as he tries to...

  • FORT HOOD, Texas--Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell, from South Fork, Colo., a geospatial engineer, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, watches as Sgt. Epegmenio Gomez, from Houston, an avionics survivability equipment repairer, Company B, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st ACB, completes a shot while trying to qualify on an M-203 grenade launcher at Pilot Knob range, Dec. 6, here.

    FORT HOOD, Texas--Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell, from...

    FORT HOOD, Texas--Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell, from South Fork, Colo., a geospatial engineer, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, watches as Sgt. Epegmenio Gomez, from Houston, an avionics survivability equipment repairer, Company B, 615th Aviation...

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