Subject: Photo Of The Day

Location: Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii

What’s going on? We are looking at infantrymen from the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, as they suppress the enemy with their machine gun during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise (FSCX) in 2019.

The FSCX is one of the most realistic training events provided to soldiers and junior leaders through testing of the unit’s integration of maneuvers, fire support and all enabler assets.

Below: An infantryman from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scans his sector of fire with a M249B Machine Gun. This could be one of the most worn M240s I’ve ever seen. Notice the laser on the left side of the machine gun.

A Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,25th Infantry Division, ascends to a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from the 25th Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade after simulating a medical evacuation of a casualty.

An infantryman from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, coordinates fires over the radio.

An infantryman from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, pulls security during the Fire Support Coordination Exercise.

Below: Maintaining the sector of fire with an M4 Carbine.

An infantryman from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, signals to AH-64 Apache helicopters. Is he using a tourniquet?

Below: A belt of 7.62mm rounds ready for use.

A soldier from the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,25th Infantry Division, ascends from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, arrive by helicopter.

Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, lie in the prone while 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment fire rounds.

Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, bound forward after executing a Bangalore Breach.

All photos by the U.S. Army, taken by Sgt. Effie Mahugh.