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Staff Sgt. Dakota Montgomery, left, the training room sergeant for headquarters and headquarters battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, applies lubricant to an M240 machine gun during a weapon familiarization range conducted on November 28, 2020, while deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. The 75th Field Artillery Brigade is currently operating as the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for Task Force Spartan Shield in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
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Sgt. Matthew Samelak, left, a forward observer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, OK, picks up the expended brass with Sgt. Christopher Fullwood, right, a satellite communication systems operator-maintainer assigned to HHB, 75th FA BDE, during a weapon familiarization range conducted on November 28, 2020, while deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. The 75th Field Artillery Brigade is currently operating as the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for Task Force Spartan Shield in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
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Staff Sgt. Dakota Montgomery, the training room sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, fires an M240 machine gun during a weapon familiarization range conducted on November 28, 2020, while deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. The 75th Field Artillery Brigade is currently operating as the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for Task Force Spartan Shield in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
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Pfc. Vindra Moe, a geospatial engineer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, OK, fires an M2 Browning during a weapon familiarization range conducted Nov. 28, 2020, while deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. The 75th Field Artillery Brigade is currently operating as the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for Task Force Spartan Shield in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
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CENTCOM (Dec. 3, 2020) -- Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade conducted a weapons familiarization range while deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield.
The range provided Soldiers with a unique opportunity to operate and fire different weapon systems: the M240B general purpose machine gun, M249 light machine gun, M4 carbine, Beretta M9 pistol, and the M2 Browning heavy machine gun.
With the M9 and M4 ranges, Soldiers were required to fire their weapon as an individual, whereas with the M240B, M249, and the M2 machine guns, Soldiers operated as a team of two, the gunner and assistant gunner.
Having the opportunity of a weapon familiarization range, Soldiers firing the weapon systems that require an assistant gunner are able to experience what it is like to depend on another for feedback and guidance to accurately hit the target.
While operating each weapon system, the Soldiers were able to focus on the proper procedures needed to clear and overcome a malfunction or stoppage.
Having gained this knowledge, or improved upon existing knowledge, the Soldiers of the Diamond Brigade find themselves more ready and confident while handling more commonly used weapons in the Army.
The Diamond Brigade continues to improve upon its lethality by providing its Soldiers with the unique opportunity to gain valuable experience and knowledge on weapon systems that, though they may not be assigned, they may one day be required to use.
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