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Alaska Guard Sees Dynamic Change in Face of Deployments |
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007 |
Original Source: Armed Forces Press Service
Alaska Guard Sees Dynamic Change in Face of DeploymentsBy Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska, Aug. 23, 2007 – Pvt. Elias Kvasnikoff is traveling down a dusty road through a small Iraqi village when suddenly his Humvee lurches, the windows shatter and the convoy comes to a screeching halt. He has taken a direct hit by an insurgent’s rocket-propelled grenade. If he’s not dead, he’s lucky.
Army National Guard Sgt. Rebecca Pilmore talks to her team as driver Pfc. Lucas Graham (right) maneuvers through simulated convoy training Aug. 9. In the back of the “Humvee” are Spc. John Maddox, Pfc. Edward Seddon, and Staff Sgt. Jason Keirn (far back). The simulator allows the soldiers to talk back and forth while watching their progress on computer screens embedded in their goggles. Photo by Fred W. Baker III
(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. |
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