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U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Boyles, assigned to the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade trains to employ and recover a M18MA1 Claymore Mine, Oct. 17, 2016, during the 173rd Airborne Brigadeâs Expert Infantryman Badg...
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment receive instructions on estimate range distance, Oct. 20, 2016, during the 173rd Airborne Brigadeâs Expert Infantryman Badge traini...
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U.S. Army Cpt. Brandon Shorter, right, a paratrooper assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) receives instructions on the M249 Machine Gun, Oct. 17, 2016, during the Expert Infantryman Badge training phase at the 7th Army Trai...
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A Croatian army soldier, left, and Slovenian army soldiers assemble and disassemble a M4 carbine rifle, Oct. 17, 2016, during the 173rd Airborne Brigadeâs Expert Infantryman Badge training phase at the 7th Army Training Commandâs Grafenwo...
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U.S. Army Pfc. John Bunton, assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, applies First Aid to an Open Head Wound during the Brigadeâs Expert Infantryman Badge training phase at the 7th Army Training Commandâ...
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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- The 173rd Airborne Brigade hosted Expert Infantry Badge training and evaluation at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Oct. 17-27.
Out of the 655 infantrymen assigned to U.S. Army Europe, ally and partner nations trying to earn the coveted special skills badge, 131 were successful.
To be awarded the EIB, the Soldier must complete a number of prerequisites and pass a battery of graded tests on basic infantry skills.
The purpose of the EIB is to recognize infantry Soldiers who have demonstrated a mastery of critical tasks that build the core foundation of individual proficiency that allow them to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy through fire and maneuver and repel an enemy assault through fire and close combat.
Participating nations include Croatia, Slovenia and the United States.
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