4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment in Exercise Lightning Strike.

Photos by Spc. Kimberly Hackbarth

Spc. Patrick Bevans, a squad automatic weapon gunner with 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment “Manchus”, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division fires a Singapore Assault Rifle 21 during a range, July 21, here. Bevans and his platoon participated in the small-arms familiarization live fire with Company B, 2nd Singapore Infantry Regiment during Exercise Lightning Strike, a bilateral training exercise.

Soldiers of Company B, 2nd Singapore Infantry Regiment dismount from a Terrex vehicle during a company field training exercise with 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment “Manchus”, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, July 27, at Murai Urban Training Facility here. The FTX is the culminating event of Exercise Lightning Strike, a bilateral combat training exercise.

After setting off a smoke bomb, soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment “Manchus”, prepare to clear the next room in a simulated chain of stores, July 27, at Murai Urban Training Facility here. The platoon, assigned to 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division worked with Company B, 2nd Singapore Infantry Regiment throughout Exercise Lightning Strike, a bilateral combat training exercise.

Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment “Manchus”, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division examine a Terrex that belongs to the Singapore army during a static display of Company B, 2nd Singapore Infantry Regiment soldiers’ assets, July 20, on Camp Pasir Laba here. Soldiers will work with 2nd SIR during Exercise Lightning Strike, a bilateral training exercise.

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