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#WeAreTraining

#COVID19 has changed the way our force trains our Soldiers and @FortBenning wants to show you how, even with these changes, our #Soldiers are learning the skills to be #Ready2Fight.

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Trainees from the 198th Infantry Brigade conduct urban operations room-to-room clearing, April 21, 2020, at Buchanan Range on Harmony Church.

Soldiers practice safety while ensuring correct execution of the training.

Photo by Patrick A. Albright

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#USArmy Airborne School students carry their primary and reserve parachutes back to the pack shed April 28, 2020 at Lawson Army Airfield on post.

Photo by Patrick A. Albright

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Sniper students dry fire their rifles during training at the United States Army Sniper Course at @FortBenning.

Soldiers practice safety while ensuring correct execution of the training.

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Trainees stand at parade rest while awaiting instructions from #drillsergeants.

The first two weeks of training are modified in order to conduct controlled monitoring and confirm #trainees are virus free before shipping to one-station unit training.

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Drill sergeants demonstrate the proper salute to trainees with 30th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception).

The trainees practice social distancing and wear face protection in accordance to @CDCgov guidelines.

Photo by Patrick A. Albright, @FortBenning Image
A Soldier begins the slide for life on the first day of Benning Phase of #RangerSchool as a #Ranger instructor monitors his process.

Photo by Patrick A. Albright, @FortBenning

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A rigger with E Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, sews a cloth face covering using three layers of cotton muslin.

Photo by Patrick A. Albright,@FortBenning

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#Soldiers from the Ranger Flight Company known as the Ravens prepare to depart Lawson Army Airfield.

The Ravens conduct air assaults, air movements, and special mission aviation training in support of the Commanding General, MCoE, and @FortBenning, GA.

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Soldiers in the Basic Drivers Course learn how to drive the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

Photo by Patrick A. Albright, @FortBenning

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Soldiers graduating from 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, march pass a camera set up to live-stream the ceremony April 24, 2020 at Kanell Field on Sand Hill.

Photo by Patrick A. Albright, @FortBenning

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Pool and his crew destroyed hundreds of German vehicles and killed 1000 enemy troops from June 29 to Sept. 19, 1944.

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Photo: Graphic Illustration of Lafayette Pool by U.S. Army Digital Management Division Graphic Illustration of  Lafayette Pool by U.S. Army Digital Management Division
On June 23, 1944, Pool and his close-knit crew landed in Normandy with the 32nd Armored Regiment. They faced intense fighting six days later in Villiers-Fossard. Here, Pool lost his first Sherman tank, which he named “In the Mood.”

Over the next 80 days and 21 assaults through France and Belgium, Pool lost two more tanks, but every new one kept the same name.

In total, Pool and his crew destroyed 258 German vehicles (including tanks) over the nearly 12 weeks of action.

On September 19, 1944, Pool's intrepid campaign came to a halt.

Pictured: Pool and the crew of In The Mood at Liege, Belgium, September 8, 1944 via Texas State Historical AssociationPictured: Pool and the crew of In The Mood at Liege, Belgium, September 8, 1944 via Texas State Historical Association
While fighting near Munsterbusch, Germany Pool spotted a German anti-tank gun. When he tried to engage, their 76 mm gun jammed.

Before they could safely reverse, Pool's tank was shelled twice and he was thrown from the vehicle.

Pool's right leg was severely shattered and later amputated 8 inches above the knee. His Army story, however, didn't end there.

Pictured: One of Pool’s tanks via Warfare History NetworkPictured: One of Pool’s tanks via Warfare History Network
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