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Video by Maj. Wayne Clyne

41st IBCT Live Fire Shoothouse at Yakima Training Center

Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office

April 6, 2025 | 2:24

Soldiers from the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct urban operations training in a live fire shoothouse at Range 24, Yakima Training Center, Washington, April 6, 2025.

The footage captures multiple infantry squads deploying under the 2-162 Infantry Battalion (Volunteers Battalion) guidon as they execute tactical room clearing procedures with live ammunition during Operation Djibouti Dawn Annual Training. The video includes both overhead catwalk perspectives and first-person action camera footage from participating squad members, concluding with the training cadre's demonstration "Hero Run."

This critical training prepares soldiers for the unit's upcoming deployment to the Horn of Africa, where they may encounter complex urban terrain requiring these specialized close-quarters battle skills. The shoothouse environment provides realistic scenario-based training that tests and reinforces the unit's standard operating procedures for building clearance operations.

(U.S. Army National Guard video by Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs)