Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne

Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, evacuate a simulated casualty during a live-fire range at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 10, 2015. The 1st Battalion, 325th AIR paratroopers completed several blank and live-fire iterations during the day and at night, enhancing their capability to incorporate myriad echelons of fire and unique weapons as well as sharpening proficiency at battle drills in the austere, arid environment of the Mojave Desert. The 1st Battalion, 325th AIR and other elements of the 2nd BCT deployed to Fort Irwin in support of Operation Dragon Spear, an exercise that demonstrates their ability to deploy, fight and win as the nucleus of the nation’s Global Response Force. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull/Released)