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Pic of the Day, Doing the Alps Army Style

November 24, 2024 by Fred Rowlands 2 Comments

Recently, part of the SOFREP family was in the field training in the European Alps with local allies.  The air was thin and chilly, the ground rocky and covered in snow with beautiful vistas that truly belonged on postcards.

Training during the trip involved taking advantage of the local terrain with plenty of rappelling and high-angle shooting, among other things.  Iahn said the local country’s host unit was especially happy to have his group come and train because it’s the only time they get to go in the field and shoot.  Iahn and his group were glad to go because it was a chance to exercise a skillset they don’t often use and their hosts showed them a new way to calculate the High-Angle shots at that altitude.

Iahn and Friend Enjoying the View While Taking a Break

Everyone agreed it was a great  Field Exercise, and the worst part was the extremely long ride home.

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Fred Rowlands Fred “Garfield” Rowlands is a 21+ year Navy veteran who spent his career in strange and diverse places like Diego Garcia, Wintering Over in Antarctica, the Southern Border, and Burbank CA. Has spent over 30 years working in Military Physical Security, Law Enforcement, and Private Security, and has “more luck than a cat has lives” supposedly. He now resides in NW Florida with his wife and a Great Dane named Layla.

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