 The 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, hit the field to train 50-caliber machine guns mounted to a defense missile system known as the Avenger. The Avenger provides mobile short-range air defense protection for ground units, and is one of only two active-duty short-range air defense battalions left in the Army. Bravo Battery Commander Captain Taljin Cannon says the training is essential. We have to be prepared to rapidly deploy and, you know, ensure we defeat enemy air against friendly forces. This training will prove to be helpful in building proficiency and confidence for new soldiers in the regiment. I think it's going to make us more combat efficient and more ready so we know what our actual weapon system is capable of. We have hands-on. We're ready to do that whatever we need to. The 5-5 only conducts this type of training every 18 months, and this is the first time for these teams as a whole. For the 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment on Joint Base Lewis McChord, I'm Specialist Heath Grant.