1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' participate in trench clearing exercise

By Staff Sgt. Scott LongstreetJanuary 27, 2020

1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
1 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Service members from Lithuania assist the U.S. Soldiers by building flats for the tanks to drive on as part of trench clearing exercises on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armor... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
2 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Service members from Lithuania assist the U.S. Soldiers by building flats for the tanks to drive on as part of trench clearing exercises on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armor... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
3 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The medical team is prepping to assist whenever needed during a trench clearing exercise on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division 'He... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
4 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The medical team is prepping to assist whenever needed during a trench clearing exercise on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division 'He... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
5 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier sits atop his M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (BFV) to observe the ongoing training during a trench clearing exercise on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania. Service members from the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
6 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers provide suppressive fire toward enemy contact in order to allow other team members to get into position to clear an obstacle during a trench clearing exercise on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania. Service members from the 1st Batt... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
7 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A dismounted team moves through the trench clearing obstacles and enemies as part of a trench clearing exercise on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
8 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A dismounted team provides medical assistance to a casualty while clearing the trench as part of a trench clearing exercise on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Co... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
9 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers provide suppressive fire toward enemy contact in order to allow the team members in the trench to clear the obstacles as part of a trench clearing exercise on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania. Service members from the 1st Battali... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
10 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Dismounted Soldiers return to an M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (BFV) after clearing the trench as part of a trench clearing exercise on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania. Service members from the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regimen... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' Soldiers participate in trench clearing training
11 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (BFV) provides suppressive fire toward enemy contact in order to allow dismounted teams to get into position to clear an obstacle during a trench clearing exercise on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithua... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

1-9 CAV 'Headhunters' participate in trench clearing exercise

By Staff Sgt. Scott D. Longstreet, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

PABRADÉ, Lithuania- Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division 'Headhunters', participated in a trench clearing exercise on January 15, 2020, in Pabradé, Lithuania.

The ongoing training consisted of various teams moving across the range reacting to contact. Troop teams would then dismount from an M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (BFV), and move to the location of the trench and proceed to clear any obstacles or enemies inside the trench.

The 1-9 CAV used M1A2 Abrams and M113s, in addition to the Bradley.

The 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, based out of Fort Hood, Texas, is currently in Lithuania in support of Atlantic Resolve.