Photo Essay: Raptor Fury Week 1 Highlights

By Capt. Brian HarrisOctober 9, 2016

Chief Prepared
1 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade stands ready for a training flight at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 3, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ready for Gunnery
2 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade stands ready for a training flight at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 3, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Over the Blades
3 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade conducts checks before a training flight at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 3, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating i... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Eyes on the Terrain
4 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade scans below during a training flight at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 3, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Target Takedown
5 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade fires at a target during convoy live fire training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 4, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in Raptor Fury, a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Shadow Returned
6 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade pushes a Shadow Unmanned Aerial Vehicle back to a maintenance hangar following a successful training flight at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 4, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Pictol Practice
7 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade practice M9 pistol marksmanship drills at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 5, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in R... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Marksmanship Drills
8 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade practice M4 carbine marksmanship drills at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 5, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Pilots with Pistols
9 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade practice M9 pistol marksmanship drills at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 5, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in R... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Flying Together
10 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade looks out at another Black Hawk during a training flight at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 5, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Divisio... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Heading Out
11 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division fly overhead at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 6, 2016. The Apache is being used as part of Raptor Fury, a month-long training exer... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Return from Gunnery
12 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade return from gunnery at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 6, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in Raptor Fury, an exer... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sunset Apache
13 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepare to land as the sun sets at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 6, 2016. The Apache is being used as part of Raptor Fury, a month... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Black Hawk Orientation
14 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade gives an aircraft orientation to firemen at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 6, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participat... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
On Target
15 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division fires at a target during training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 7, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in Rapto... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Engaging Targets
16 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division fires at a target during training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 7, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in Rapto... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Double Brass
17 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division fire at targets during training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 7, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in Raptor F... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Return to Stryker
18 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division run back to their Stryker armored vehicle after evacuating a simulated casualty during training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 8, 2016. Over 1,000 s... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
HUMVEE Clouds
19 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade drive a HUMVEE through dusty terrain at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 8, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participating in Raptor Fury, an exercise to v... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Dustoff Swoops In
20 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade fly overhead during medical evacuation training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 8, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Dustoff in the Hills
21 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade fly overhead during medical evacuation training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 8, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Dustoff Arrives
22 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade prepare to land during medical evacuation training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 8, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are partic... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Dustoff Gets Dusty
23 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade land in dust during medical evacuation training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 8, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Division are participa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sprinting to Dustoff
24 / 24 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade sprints back to his aircraft during medical evacuation training at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 8, 2016. Over 1,000 soldiers from 7th Infantry Divis... (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 complete the first week of Raptor Fury at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 1-8, 2016. Raptor Fury is a month-long training exercise to validate 16th CAB's mission readiness with support from over 1,000 7th ID Soldiers.

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