First Lt. Alex Pendergrast, of Southaven, Miss., assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, prepares an M1A2 Abrams tank for a mission during an Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, near Hattiesburg, Miss., on July 30, 2015. Approximately 4,600 Soldiers from Mississippi Army National Guard, active, and Reserve components are participating in the event. The training exercise features M1A2 Abrams tank and M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle platoon firing, fixed and rotary wing air support, combined arms breach, and field artillery firing. (Mississippi National Guard photo by Sgt. DeUndra Brown, 102nd Public Affairs Detachment/Released)