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Show IFeaitiaiire 0 THE SAMPLER f r - . t - ' v. rrn-,- : .. . T ThiO'-v- . ;. :y,;v , " . "a' f t . .,.' r; it - .. vi-k' '. . Cavalry has come to Dugway Proving Ground (DPG) Utah a- 1 to take advantage of wide open land and air space. , Much like those cavalry :. . 'A v J ''" ,v - ; , :'v . :V 4 . and assorted other equipment, while carrying their personal weapons. UH-- 1 days of old, the 1st Infantry V -- , deployment. Before dawn April 2, 115 of the Troop's soldiers mounted three buses for a nearly two bus trip. Tactiday tactical all the soldiers cal because Dress UniBattle wore their forms, steel pots, gas masks press and many westward the travelers rode throughDelta Great Salt Lake Desert, Troop, 1st Squadron, 4tn - . ' j "' ! t r-,- t, '7 rk,5p $ 'ft: IY?1 !&,' i . ,. , - k- mWf wn k tf'. .: I wAmv .. vfw-MarTT-.: ffimOT ,.$c&Kx- var , - - 3 srrmti m , tew-'pfer,U.f :. : . f jj" :' St--- 'j&Wv . jj l .; I!- ? yvfcw--- . V ivl;.v;:;. y y.V'Lil1 formation durtroop stood inwind storm that ing an awful were deadly these soldiers their about upcoming serious By Nick Suarez Fort Riley PAO Just as in the old wild west, the when Butch Cassidy and Exthe Pony Sun Dance Kid, . : (Huey) alWith one n a with ready at Dugway advance party, tasked Divisions Delta Troopers main purpose in life is to scout ahead for the enemy, six-ma- with arranging housing, transportation and getting a lay of the land, the other 20 choppers left Fort Riley April acting as the Big Red Ones eyes and ears. With the area surrounding Dugway inhabited by wore cattle than people, this remote area is the perfect place? for Delta Troop to conduct a wide open field training exercise in which they can not only maneuver their 21 helicopters and shoot their advanced Cobra gunnery systems, but also deploy their well known "Mad Dog recon 3. what should have been aa two-da- y trip turned into maining seven AH-I- S r J .. t ' i A 'T" s LL'-- f Hi.' z AT. !, s. . x ' ' .f 's'''' "r' svV 5?. ' . s , DELTA TROOP soldiers load up for another leg of their ? ' 't' ' f ' , !' i.1 i,j: - ,V - vrf V,; Jvs . , . , , ' ,S "'5'' f ' , w . ','J V ; - .f 't ;fr ' . :' ,&. ' ' .s . ; ' .' v'i , 'M , . - ( j t , ; , .' J 'r y , three state Journey. 1 !' 1 OH-5- 8 scout helicopters and six Hueys due to a snow storm, which grounded the birds for two days in Goodland, Kansas. While the helicopters were delayed the soldiers already at Dugway were busy setting up an air field at Easy Strip the DPG east (just inside with unloading gate), along all their equipment from a platoon. mission beThe four-wee- k gan back iat Fort Riley April 1st with an early morning alert. Although it may have been April Fools Day, it was evident from the start as the ' ' SV s 1 re- Moder- nized Cobras, seven . V affair for the four-da- y h i r r 'i i: - i a I ? H ; 1 r sir M'v V. ' rg - J2i ? , , ... ' - ft- a.- l s v A' r - - ja v.i ' . . , : 4 X, . .. v v - , iJ ' v r ' JL ' . i iiu. I . .. y w t. j . PRIVATE FIRST CLASS" David Randal (standing) assists Specialist Five Kevin Robinson with generator repair at Easy Strip. 4S rv AIK t - 1h i kV ..VV s .'s 1. VWlZr wibJ'V Wl - ' ., .v i I 'A- Mm.- 4 .cb - h, IJ ' J - - ' laM1 v.. V T' . - . 4 . A' , .. "vr '' tS 3S- ! i i k 'ir J ' ) f ; n V.1 i- - f I r. - ', v f ' : ... , - ! . m giari f w unwiiif F V r VTs. v NkJ 7, j v fH 'I' 14 ! Kjp '1 TfV-- . uLs- . If hv f V... CCA' . r c "(lAhaiPTS,;,s 'X V : - i i i . ( , V .V y i ? pr ..i t - , --. k : s i- f, THREE CREW CHIEFS, Specialist Four Brian Fletcher (left). Specialist Kent Anderson (right) and Sergeant Davie Baker (under bird) perform a Cobra Phase Inspection. V Tii . w T hi I m A'JJ'. -i :. -- 1 vFv - . ,j v - ;; " .- ", s.i! . 7' .. - ... - ' ' 4vVW" ''JS-'-A- 7'- - ,'- SPECIALIST FOURS Ben Johnson :. , 7 .' AT ften hita i i 4 4 - Js F?sl r ' 'y - - y;v s fr . : v .t cc Ni 7 ' . " -- 7 .7 tu ..r A ;. .. ' ' . 7,. ;7, 1 t ; - S1 'Tvy " - ' -- ..I . VC .i tv L yt ' . ? , V.v. T4.. ? e .i :f w.' ,f: - f feSt';' ; ; 7 - V - - ? v.o' wT 431. r- , r r- 4' ; K 'V- i i; v - C? . n.vs. ,jv a A. . v ' " v. H1 - .. 4t- - yf v !$ ; Vtf'OBgi- . art.1 ' tw s : ' iT-i- i, Louie -- - .?? .r " v- r'l - " " l. 7.X " '.r w ' . K j. Vf-. 7 ; V& ' " , .71 |