 From Soldiers Radio and Television, this is the Army Now. Soldiers of the 427th Field Artillery Regiment are sending rounds downrange. The 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team Soldiers are conducting a live-fire exercise as part of the Network Integration Evaluation, or NIE 12.2, a semiannual capabilities assessment of new military technology. The heavy metal batteries are firing 155mm shells from the M-777 Howitzer and the M-109 Paladin, using live ammunition to keep the training as realistic as possible. I always have to say proficient at your M-11s. You can train all you want in the motor pool, dry fire, but it's not real training unless you actually get to do your job, shoot live in the field environment. As heavy metal soldiers experience the tests, there's just no substitute for the real thing. Army Sergeant Brian Spradlin, Fort Bliss, Texas. This is the Army Now.