An infantryman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 27th

An infantryman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, returns fire at the enemy using his M249 squad automatic weapon during a live-fire exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Oct. 27, 2020. The JRTC exercise is a capstone training event that allows 2nd Brigade to achieve certification for worldwide deployment while building interoperability with key allies in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Demi Jones, 28th Public Affairs Detachment)