Spc. Zach Lafler, a forward observer with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, practices calling for fire support using the Joint Call for Fire Trainer Sep. 16 as part of the Fire Support Team Certification process.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, adjutant general of Colorado tours the Naco, Ariz., network operations center that houses all of the surveillance cameras for that sector June 28, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Nimmo, Sr.) www.army.mil

A fire direction center team in the Alaska Army National Guard?s 49th Missile Defense Battalion runs through a simulated training exercise to test its procedures Aug. 9. Three five-man cells work eight-hour shifts at the center. During their shifts, crews run through required training and work through scenarios written to challenge their procedures and stress levels.www.army.mil