
The Soldiers are conducting gunnery in preparation for a joint live-fire demonstration later in the exercise. Joe Carson, the battalion’s tank master gunner. “Our focus is on target acquisition, troop commands and building relationships with our Moroccan counterparts,” said Master Sgt. He is training alongside more than two dozen Soldiers from the 3-116th CAB, and a small number of Idaho Army National Guard tank master gunners and instructors. and sharing his culture with American Soldiers. Army’s Master Gunner Common Core course last year. Aghzaf Abdelkrim, 15 Regiment Royal Char, Royal Moroccan Army.Ībdelkrim completed the U.S. There’s just a slight difference between them,” said Master Sgt. Soldiers operate the M1A2 SEPV2 version and Moroccan Soldiers operate the M1A1 model. Over three days, Soldiers from both armies conducted tank gunnery tables III, V and VI using the Abrams Main Battle Tank. The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team is headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with battalions in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Nevada. TAN TAN, Morocco - More than two dozen Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s 3-116th Combined Arms Battalion conducted tank gunnery training with members of the Royal Moroccan Army in the Tan Tan Training Area, June 8-10 during Exercise African Lion 2023.
