NTC Decisive Action Rotation 23-08 is underway. 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, is enduring expeditionary RSOI which will allow them to build combat power before rolling out to face the professional OPFOR of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment-Blackhorse.
Decisive Action Rotations create a realistic training environment that tests the capabilities of Brigade Combat Teams preparing them to face similarly equipped opposing forces.
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division breach an objective utilizing a M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 10, 2023. A U.S. Soldier attached to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division scans for enemy targets in a M1 Abrams main battle tank during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 10, 2023.U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division breach an objective in a M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 10, 2023.A U.S. Soldier assigned to 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepares equipment for upcoming mission during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 08, 2023.U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division perform calibration fires during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 08, 2023.A U.S. Soldier assigned to 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division pulls security in the Brigade Support Area (BSA) during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 08, 2023.A U.S. Soldiers assigned to 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division provides ground guide support during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 08, 2023.U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division perform reconnaissance operations in a M992 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 08, 2023.U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division perform calibration fires during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 08, 2023.U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division maneuver M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks through a breach area during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 10, 2023.A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division plans fire operations during Rotation 23-08 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., June 08, 2023.
