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Georgia Guardsmen engage annual individual weapons qualification

FORT STEWART, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 05, 2011 – Specialist Bernard Lassetter of Savannah prepares to engage targets during weapons qualification at Ft. Stewart.

 

Savannah’s own Headquarters, Headquarters Battery (HHB), 1-118th Field Artillery recently held its annual individual weapons qualification here at Fort Stewart. This training is an annual requirement for Soldiers aimed at keeping them prepared for potential deployments by helping them focus on the fundamentals of marksmanship.

 

“The intent of this training is to qualify 90 percent of Soldiers during IWQ,” said Captain Rodney Edenfield, battery commander of HHB. “Our Soldiers’ efforts led to 93 percent of the unit being qualified.”

 

The Soldiers prepared for this training during previous drills by conducting primary marksmanship instruction at the unit level. Hands-on experience with the weapon, as well as using the beam hit laser device, created a training exercise that was instrumental in preparing the Soldiers to fire their weapons, says Rodney.

 

The HHB is an element of the 1-118th that provides logistical support for the firing batteries.

 

Story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Ronnie Mays

HHB, 1-118TH Field Artillery

Unit Public Affairs Representative

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