Vehicle I-D: M1A2-SEP-V2 Abrams Idaho live fire, February 2019

Alpha Company, 2-116th CBCT. Idaho Army National Guard photo by Thomas Alvarez.

At the Orchard Training Area (OTA, aka Orchard Combat Training Center-OCTC) the Idaho Army National Guard is preparing for the 116th Calvary Brigade Combat Team’s upcoming rotation at the National Training Center (Fort Irwin), California, later this year.

Idaho Army National Guard photo by Thomas Alvarez.

Idaho Army National Guard photo by Thomas Alvarez.

Idaho Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Mason Cutrer.

Photo via Idaho Army National Guard.

Photo via Idaho Army National Guard.

Photo via Idaho Army National Guard.

Photo via Idaho Army National Guard. I’ve seen a lot of model dioramas with polished metal cases for the 120mm rounds, that is wrong, the case is a clear combustible plastic, the light grey color is the charge inside.

Photo via Idaho Army National Guard.

“Gunner! Sabot, tank!”

“Identified!”

“Fire!”

“On the way!”

Idaho Army National Guard photo by Thomas Alvarez.

Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 116th CBCT. Idaho Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Mason Cutrer.

Idaho Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Mason Cutrer.

Photo via Idaho Army National Guard.

A lot of ‘Metal Case Bases’ (we call them AFCAPs). Anybody experience an AFCAP separation from the case while trying to load it? I have, it sucks, there goes your whole gunnery run!

WORLD WAR 3: “THIS IS WHERE ARMOR FIGHTS!” IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD RETURNS TO COLD WAR ERA “TOTAL FORCE” WARFARE TRAINING! 

VEHICLE ID: NTC AND THE BRADLEY

116TH SNAKE RIVER’S 2015 NTC ROTATION