Maryland National Guard unit conducts mounted gunnery range at African Lion 2024

Credit: Sgt. Dylan Grace | Date Taken: 05/04/2024
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, conduct a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) mounted gunnery range using M240B machine guns and simulated firing tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missiles in order to hone their skills at identifying both light and heavy targets, as well as shooting while moving in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, May 4, 2024. African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premiere joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 8,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Dylan Grace) Shot List: (00:00) CLOSE UP: Soldier looks through sights to aim a TOW missile (00:06) MEDIUM SHOT: Soldiers simulate reloading the tow missile mounted on HMMWV (00:16) MEDIUM SHOT: Soldier simulates firing TOW missile at a target (00:28) MEDIUM SHOT: Soldier fires machine gun at targets from HMMWV (00:35) LONG SHOT: Soldiers in HMMWV follow behind as mounted gunner engages targets (00:44) CLOSE UP: Soldier monitors radio in trail vehicle to confirm target locations (00:49) WIDE SHOT: Soldier dons protective mask during simulated gas attack scenario (00:59) WIDE SHOT: Soldier engages targets with machine gun (01:05) CLOSE UP: Soldier monitors radio to confirm target hits (01:12) CLOSE UP: Soldiers load machine gun (01:21) MEDIUM SHOT: Soldier engages target from elevated position (01:26) CLOSE UP: Brass falls into vehicle as Soldier engages targets (01:32-01:38) CLOSE UP: rear view of Soldier engaging targets with machine gun