Photo Essay: 16th CAB prepares for Raptor Fury at OCTC

By Capt. Brian HarrisSeptember 30, 2016

Rolling off
1 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division guides a Stryker armored vehicle during rail offload at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 25, 2016. The 200 pieces ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
MRAP on rails
2 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery guides a mine-resistant, ambush-
protected vehicle during rail offload at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 25, 2016. The 200 pi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Stryker splash
3 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division drives a Stryker armored vehicle through a wash rack at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 25, 2016. The 200 pieces ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
From the water
4 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division drives a Stryker armored vehicle through a wash rack during rail offload at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 25, 2... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Keep them straight
5 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division guides a Stryker armored vehicle during rail offload at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 25, 2016. The 200 pieces ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
MRAP rolling off the train
6 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery drives a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle off a rail car during rail offload at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 25, 201... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Last Stryker off
7 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division guides a Stryker armored vehicle during rail offload at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 25, 2016. The 200 pieces ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Trains are clear
8 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division inspects empty cars during rail offload at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 25, 2016. The 200 pieces of equipment ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Apache whirlwind
9 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, land at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 27, 2016. The aircraft will be part of Raptor Fury... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Crew chief hello
10 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, looks out during landing at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 27, 2016. The aircra... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Standing tall after landing
11 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, communicates with pilots after landing at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 27, 20... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Hawk and the horizon
12 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, communicates with pilots after landing at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 27, 20... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Communication at sunrise
13 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army light medium tactical vehicle assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery maintains communication as the sun rises at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 29, 2016. The vehicle will be... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Apache approach
14 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, land at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 29, 2016. The aircraft will be part of Raptor Fury... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Three in the field
15 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, land at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 29, 2016. The aircraft will be part of Raptor Fury... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Apache flyover
16 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, fly overhead at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 29, 2016. The aircraft will be part of Rap... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Apache gets dusty
17 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, land at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 29, 2016. The aircraft will be part of Raptor Fury... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Apache pair
18 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, land at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 29, 2016. The aircraft will be part of Raptor Fury... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Black Hawk flies low
19 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to 2nd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, flies low at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 29, 2016. The aircraft will be part of Ra... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, IDAHO -- U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division work hard to prepare for Raptor Fury at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 25-29, 2016. Raptor Fury is a month-long training exercise to validate 16th CAB's mission readiness with support from nearly 1,500 7th ID Soldiers.

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