Courage Ready 18-02 Photo Package Aug. 7, 2018

By Staff Sgt. Kenneth PawlakAugust 11, 2018

Courage Ready 18-02; 180807-A-EQ788-641
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Charger Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, penetrate exten... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Courage Ready 18-02; 180807-A-EQ788-101
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division seize the opposition forces' trench after reaching their objective during Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Courage Ready 18-02 at Joint Base Lew... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Courage Ready 18-02; 180807-A-EQ788-561
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Divsion and Charger Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Fort Wainwright, Alaska take cov... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Decisive victory during Courage Ready 18-02
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A radio telephone operator assists a fellow RTO from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team move to avoid enemy counterattacks during Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Courage Ready 18-02 at Joint Base Lewis-McChordR... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Courage Ready 18-02; 180807-A-EQ788-339
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Charger Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Fort Wainwright, Alaska search ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises are routine readiness tests designed to improve a units ability to deploy, fight and win decisively in any environment. This EDRE tested Charger Company's ability to deploy from Alaska to Joint Base Lewis-McChord on short notice in order to validate their capability and preparedness to respond to contingencies. America's First Corps is unique in its capabilities and war-fighting platforms, creating specific, enabling, packages in support of unified land operations and decisive action.