Soldiers from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division conducted M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank Gunnery live fires to qualify on their platform from Sept. 29- Oct. 4, 2025 on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. The training focused on developing individual crews, target engagement skills and maneuverability. Abrams live-fire exercises increase the lethality of crews on collective tables while generating warfighting readiness and combat credible forces along NATO’s Eastern Flank.
00:00The 1st Infantry Division's nine-month training rotation in Bulgaria on Novosilo
00:07Training Area continued this week with a live-fire gunnery exercise featuring their
00:11nearly 15 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks. The training aimed to improve crew
00:16proficiency and target engagement.
00:18We have a lot of young gunners in this company, so getting them out here and
00:23seeing how they've progressed from in the simulator to gunner skills testing to
00:28now, it's awesome.
00:33This 68-ton machine behind me, being manned by the 1 16th Infantry Regiment's
00:38Bandito Company, comes equipped with a 120-millimeter cannon or its main gun, a
00:43couple of 240 Bravos and a 50-cal machine gun.
00:49The week-long gunnery fostered unity and trust amongst the tank crew members.
00:53Sergeant First Class Richard Perez, Novosilo Training Area, Bulgaria.
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