Here members of Company F (Pathfinder), 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conduct FRIES training at a deployed location. The 101st has two Pathfinder Companies with the second being Company F (Pathfinder), 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Aviation Brigade which was created from the Long Range Surveillance Detachment formerly assigned to the now disbanded 311th Military Intelligence Battalion.
Photo – SPC Steven Young, USA
A 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (7 SFG (A)) ODA conducts Special Purpose Insertion Extraction (SPIE) training with a CH-47 at Eglin Base Air Force Base, FL last month.
The French 27e bataillon de chasseurs alpins (27e BCA) or 27th Mountain Infantry Battalion recently conducted high altitude mountaineering training in Chamonix. This unit has seen extensive action in Afghanistan. Take a few minutes to check out their equipment. The Overwhites are an Arktis design.
This video “Eyes on the Enemy” shows you training scenarios for German Army Long Range Reconnaissance units. Operating in teams of 4 to 6 members, they operate behind enemy lines collecting and reporting information on enemy forces. Here you can see break contact drills in the open for clarity and treatment of a wounded team member.
