Operation Hickory Sting – Opposing Force Prepare for 30th ABCT Attack
North Carolina National Guard
Video by Sgt. Marcel Pugh
July 13, 2019 | 1:37
Opposing force (OPFOR) Soldiers assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment prepare defensive positions at Razish Military Training Village in preparation for the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team’s offensive, Fort Irwin, California, July 9-12, 2019. Operation Hickory Sting is a decisive action rotation focused on combined arms maneuver and collective gunnery at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, in order to validate the capabilities of the 30th in the training environment and provide a globally responsive brigade ready to deploy, fight and win. More

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