42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge

By Staff Sgt. Mary S. KatzenbergerJune 19, 2013

42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
1 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Maj. Michael Torano, brigade operations sergeant major for the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, briefs the rules of the Army physical fitness test to Expert Infantryman Badge candidates at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 9, 2013. EIB tes... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
2 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team uses a lensatic compass to find his way to his next point during land navigation testing at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 9, 2013. Land navigation is one of the seven major events that ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
3 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Matthew S. Weise, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, uses a radio during Expert Infantryman Badge testing on the traffic control point lane, June 11, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Weise, a native of S... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
4 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Matthew S. Weise, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, looks through binoculars after firing blank rounds in a simulated enemy attack during Expert Infantryman Badge testing on the traffic control p... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
5 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Cody T. Garcia, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, uses a protractor and map during Expert Infantryman Badge testing on the traffic control point lane, June 11, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Garcia, a Sacrament... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
6 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Cody T. Garcia, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, dons and clears his protective mask after responding to a simulated chemical attack during Expert Infantryman Badge testing on the traffic control point la... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
7 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pfc. Connor J. Haste, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, approaches a notional enemy soldier during Expert Infantryman Badge testing in the urban lane, June 11, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. After searching the enem... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
8 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team treats a simulated casualty during Expert Infantryman Badge testing in the urban lane, June 11, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. More than 480 paratroopers vied for the coveted badge, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
9 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Micah C. Wendt, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, treats a simulated leg injury during Expert Infantryman Badge testing in the urban lane, June 11, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. After treating the simulated ca... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
10 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Mathew L. Ward, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, operates a mock AT-4 during Expert Infantryman Badge testing in the patrol lane, June 11, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. After operating the AT-4 Ward was teste... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
11 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Collin J. Cirrone, an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, smiles at his 1-year-old daughter, Limdley, as his wife, Candace, pins an Expert Infantryman Badge onto his uniform, June 13, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
42 paratroopers earn coveted Expert Infantryman Badge
12 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Infantrymen with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team complete a 12-mile foot march in less than three hours during the final stage of Expert Infantryman Badge testing, June 13, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Forty-two candidates, each car... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL