SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - Sgt. 1st Class Tommy Padilla, 196th Infantry Brigade, fires the M4 Carbine during qualification as part of the USARPAC Warrior Challenge 2009.
196th Infantry Brigade trains and validates all US Army, Pacific assigned Army National Guard and US Army Reserve forces in accordance with FORSCOM and USARPAC Training Guidance in order to ensure units are fully prepared to deploy in support of Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) and other operations as directed.