An FIM-92 Stinger missile is fired downrange from an Army Avenger vehicle at the Eglin Air Force Base range April 20. The 96th Test Wing hosted the Army’s Stinger Based Systems and the Florida National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 265 Air Defense Artillery Regiment for two days of testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Spc. Christopher Bazan, Florida National Guard 3rd Battalion, 265 Air Defense Artillery Regiment, checks weapon settings from inside the Avenger’s turret April 20. The unit along with the Army’s Stinger Based Systems used the Eglin Air Force Base range to test fire stinger missiles from the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
The Army Avenger’s turret rotates as the vehicle drives down an Eglin Air Force Base range road April 20. The Florida National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 265 Air Defense Artillery Regiment along with the Army’s Stinger Based Systems used the range to test fire stinger missiles from the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Sgt. John Akins, Florida National Guard 3rd Battalion, 265 Air Defense Artillery Regiment, uses a touchscreen from the driver’s seat of an Army Avenger April 20. The unit along with the Army’s Stinger Based Systems used the Eglin Air Force Base range to test fire stinger missiles from the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Spc. Christopher Bazan and Sgt. John Akins, Florida National Guard 3rd Battalion, 265 Air Defense Artillery Regiment, talk over their plan of action April 20. The unit along with the Army’s Stinger Based Systems used the Eglin Air Force Base range to test fire stinger missiles from the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Spc. Christopher Bazan, Florida National Guard 3rd Battalion, 265 Air Defense Artillery Regiment, adjusts his helmet before closing the canopy on the Avenger’s turret April 20. The unit along with the Army’s Stinger Based Systems used the Eglin Air Force Base range to test fire stinger missiles from the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Crates of rockets wait to be opened during some Stinger missile testing by Army’s Stinger Based Systems and the Florida National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 265 Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. April 20. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Spc. Christopher Bazan, Florida National Guard 3rd Battalion, 265 Air Defense Artillery Regiment, points the Avenger’s turret downrange April 20. The unit along with the Army’s Stinger Based Systems used the Eglin Air Force Base range to test fire stinger missiles from the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)