page_title: United States Army Armor School
section_title: Bradley Master Gunner Course
hierarchical_section_title: United States Army Armor School / 316th Cavalry Brigade—Programs of Instruction / Bradley Master Gunner Course
caption_attribution_description: English: Headquarters 33, the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle commanded by Maj. William Harrington and gunned by Sgt. Andrew Graham of 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, fires its first round of the day from its 25 mm Bushmaster main gun at Carmouche Range on Fort Benning, Ga., during gunnery training June 4. Gunnery is the culmination of months of training and preparation by the crews of each vehicle. (U.S. Army photo by 1st. Lt. Joseph Brown, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment) Unit: 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
context_page_description: The United States Army Armor School is a training school located at Fort Benning, Georgia. Its primary focus is the training of United States Army soldiers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, and commissioned officers in the operation, tactics, and maintenance of armor forces and equipment including the M1 Abrams main battle tank, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the Stryker Mobile Gun System, assorted crew-served and personal weapons, and various other equipment including radios. The school is also the site where U.S. Marines are sent for training on the Abrams tank. The Armor School moved to Fort Benning in 2010 as part of the United States' Base Realignment and Closure program.
context_section_description: The Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle System Master Gunner Course (BMG) is an eight-week two-day course which utilizes small group training methodologies to train master gunners on Bradley Fighting Vehicle weapon systems maintenance and ABCT gunnery training strategies. BMG focuses on two core training requirements:
  Maintenance training, which focuses on identifying malfunctions, troubleshooting, and maintaining the Bradley Fighting Vehicle turret components
  Gunnery training, which focuses on unit training plan development and briefs, and increasing lethality in unit gunnery programs
caption: A Bradley Fighting Vehicle conducts gunnery training at Ft. Benning
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