Normandy Soldiers prepare for EIB testing
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct training lanes to prepare for Expert Infantryman Badge testing June 10, 2017, at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. The purpose of the EIB is to recognize Infantrymen who have demonstrated a mastery of critical tasks that build the core foundation of individual proficiency that allow them to locate, close with and destroy the enemy through fire and maneuver and repel an enemy assault through fire and close combat. Soldiers will have the opportunity to test for the EIB during annual training in August 2017. Read more about 3rd Battalion at go.usa.gov/xNyyV. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)
Normandy Soldiers prepare for EIB testing
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct training lanes to prepare for Expert Infantryman Badge testing June 10, 2017, at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. The purpose of the EIB is to recognize Infantrymen who have demonstrated a mastery of critical tasks that build the core foundation of individual proficiency that allow them to locate, close with and destroy the enemy through fire and maneuver and repel an enemy assault through fire and close combat. Soldiers will have the opportunity to test for the EIB during annual training in August 2017. Read more about 3rd Battalion at go.usa.gov/xNyyV. (U.S. National Guard photo by Cotton Puryear)