Soldiers from Charlie Battery “Copperheads”, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division Artillery (25thDIVARTY) sling loaded M777A2 howitzers onto a CH-53E and conducted a joint Air Assault strike with Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 as part of operation “Steel Crucible” on 16 September 2021 from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii to Makua Valley, Hawaii. This exercise increased joint Air Assault proficiency in a multi-domain environment. Operation Steel Crucible is a comprehensive, complex 2-week Battalion exercise comprised of key da

Soldiers from Charlie Battery “Copperheads”, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division Artillery (25thDIVARTY) sling loaded M777A2 howitzers onto a CH-53E and conducted a joint Air Assault strike with Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 as part of operation “Steel Crucible” on 16 September 2021 from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii to Makua Valley, Hawaii. This exercise increased joint Air Assault proficiency in a multi-domain environment. Operation Steel Crucible is a comprehensive, complex 2-week Battalion exercise comprised of key da Stock Photo
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Soldiers from Charlie Battery “Copperheads”, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division Artillery (25thDIVARTY) sling loaded M777A2 howitzers onto a CH-53E and conducted a joint Air Assault strike with Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 as part of operation “Steel Crucible” on 16 September 2021 from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii to Makua Valley, Hawaii. This exercise increased joint Air Assault proficiency in a multi-domain environment. Operation Steel Crucible is a comprehensive, complex 2-week Battalion exercise comprised of key day and night live fires and other joint training events. 3-7 Field Artillery is conducting this operation with numerous partners to further enhance our preparedness to execute a range of missions in various joint, multi-domain battlefield conditions. (U.S. Army photo by MSG lekendrick Stallworth)