National Guard Weekend Drill Emphasizes Cold Weather Readiness
Infantry troops gathered at Captain Michael Cresap Armory for a Saturday drill, bonding in an all male setting while preparing for wartime missions. Soldiers hauled gear including 30 to 40 pound rucksacks, raingear, night vision, and pogey bait as Humvees and support vehicles rolled to Edgewood near Aberdeen Proving Ground. The day began with physicals, coffee, and a mix of humor and fatigue as crews unloaded boats and supplies by late morning.
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Michael Cresap
Old National Pike
Edward McCaney
Silver Spring
Sgt. McCaw
H.M.M.W.V
Junior Fire Co
Edgewood
Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army drill on river capsizing boats and night maneuver training
Staff photos Marc Hall documents a capsized 300 pound Zodiac drill ship handling in murky water as three boats set out. Soldiers, led by Staff Sgt. Thiede Somers, crawl through woods using M 16 rifles and grenade launchers. After a debrief, the unit repeats the exercise with a night attack and an interpretive AAR.
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Sgt
Robert
Bowman
Frederick
Steven Green
Sharpsburg
Peter Thiede-Somers
Arlington
Sgt. Thiede-Somers
Pvt. Geller
Walkersville
Thomas Berry
Texas
Woodbridge
Thiede Somers
Thiede- Somers
Spe
Kevin McVey
Emmitsburg
Thiede-Somers
Spe. McVey
Edward Trybus
Germantown
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Steven Slater
Zodiac
National Guard
Edward McCaw
Marc Hall
Scott Whitacre
Army
Whitacre
Jeff Ritter
Green
Adamstown
Slater
Trybus
Mike Milchram
Sgt. Slater
Jim Carraway
Pvt
Sean Geller
Frederick Armory
Niewsparp