Exercise tests soldiers' skills
Hundreds of paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division were on Fort Bragg this month to take part in the Expert Infantryman Badge exercise.The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducted the exercise, testing the fundamental skills of 650 paratroopers.The five-day exercise consisted of a fitness test of 49 push-ups and 59 sit-ups, each done in two minutes, and a four-mile run in 32 minutes. That was followed by 30 lanes of testing on skills such as land […]
