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FORT BLISS, Texas — Three public affairs officers and I found the command center shown above about a mile from one of many dirt roads along the training grounds at Fort Bliss.
Commanded by a colonel, the entire 3rd brigade of the 1st Armored Division was spread out for miles around the sandy grounds, partaking in a large exercise called Bulldog Focus.
On the periphery of the command center, we found a Bradley fighting vehicle, stationed in front of small berm. Its crew was snacking on some crackers, apparently taking a break — but they gladly showed us around.
Here's what I saw:
The Bradley is a light-armored vehicle that entered service in 1981 and has since been upgraded several times.Daniel Brown/Business InsiderSource: Military.com
Powered by a Cummins VTA-903T diesel engine, it has a top speed of 41mph and a maximum range of 300 miles.Daniel Brown/Business Insider
Source: Military.com
It's a fully-tracked vehicle that is able to keep pace with an Abrams tank.Daniel Brown/Business Insider
Source: Military.com
Its main gun is the 25mm Bushmaster seen below.Daniel Brown/Business Insider
It's also fitted with an M240C 7.62mm machine gun next to the Bushmaster, as well as a TOW BGM-71 anti-tank missile system — but both of these armaments had been removed for the exericise.
It's also equipped with two M257 smoke grenade dischargers.Daniel Brown/Business Insider
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