Oregon Tankers fire up Orchard Combat Training Center

3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams Tank crew clean the barrel of their 120mm canon (Army National Guard photo by Maj. W, Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard public affairs)

ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Idaho — The Oregon Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, recently sharpened its combat skills during annual training at Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho through July. The battalion focused on qualifying tank and Bradley Fighting Vehicle crews through intensive live-fire gunnery.

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