Guns, guns, guns...and Hum-Vs...
Today was fraught with big equipment gathering for our team. We started the day by receiving our Hum-Vs and Crew Serve Weapons (50 Cal, 240 Bravo, and the 249 SAW (squad automatic weapon)). These weapons are named as such because it takes a crew to service and use them.
(Jerry looking tough...he is our driver)
(Andrew as the Truck Commander in the front seat and Travis as a Dismount in the rear)
(Me, just chillin' as the vehicle medic and dismount)
(Mike, manning the turret...he was in a different vehicle)
These next few pictures are of our team waiting to turn our Crew Serve Weapons into the armory.
(Lt to Rt: Weber, Wolf and Cantorna...Charlie's Angels)
(This is our Hum-V's crew: Andrew, Travis, Jerry and myself...yes, I'm the only one wearing a helmet...So.)
In the afternoon, we had a class called PMI (Preventive Maintenance Inspection). Here, the Army showed us how to disassemble, assemble, and perform function checks on the 240 Bravo, 249 SAW, 50 Cal and weapons we will encounter in Afghanistan such as the AK 47, RPK and the Dragunov Sniper Rifle.
(Lt to Rt: Tim flashing the peace sign, Dan turned away and Les with the 240 Bravo)
(Me trying to figure out how to make the black thingy work)
(Part of the 50 Cal...the barrel (about 4 feet long) is missing)
(Here are the weapons we may find our counterparts and insurgents using. You may also notice the two square black objects on both sides of the gun closest to the camera. These are night vision optics, mounted on the weapons.)
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