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3-69 AR teams up with Reserve Engineer unit to conduct battalion-level water crossing

from Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield

3-69 AR teams up with Reserve Engineer unit to conduct battalion-level water crossing Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield Wet gap crossings provide the capability to quickly move tanks, heavy vehicles, equipment and personnel from one river bank to the other is essential for the success of maneuver units. The 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, teamed up with Raider Brigade's 10th Brigade Engineer Battalion and reserve units of the 926th Engineer Brigade, planned and executed a wet gap crossing of Pineview Lake on Fort Stewart. Senior leaders from throughout XVIII Airborne Corps, which included Lt. Gen. Michael "Eric" Kurilla, XVIII ABC commander and Maj. Gen. Tony Aguto, 3ID commander, observed, in the build­ing of an improved ribbon bridge and rafts capable of transporting M1 Abrams tanks and M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. READ MORE

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