Last active Army flyby of AH-1F Cobras with Honolulu and Diamond Head in
background
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed scout helicopter
The Advanced Warfighting Experiment (AWE) is an exercise to test
Force XXI concepts at a brigade task force level. Force XXI integrates new
systems and equipment for the Army in the 21st century. Soldiers train on
various modern equipment at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, CA.
Soldiers of the 1-22 Mechanized Infantry train on Bradley Fighting Vehicles with
infantry dismounts and Bradley Linebackers with a Tow missile launcher mounted
on the turret. A Blackhawk helicopter with A2C25 Airborne Command and Control
Vehicle sits on the ground. Soldiers run tests on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
An Apache longbow helicopter hovers and flies away. A rattlesnake moves along in
the desert. M1A1 Abram tanks and Bradleys drive through the desert. The Under
Secretary of the Army, Joe R. Reeder, talks about AWE and Force XXI. Soldiers
work on various armored vehicles and Battle control elements. Interview with SPC
Wahner, 1-22 Mechanized Infantry. Soldiers eat Meals Ready to Eat (MREs).