Soldiers from Bravo Company 2/4 RNZIR check each other's equipment before conducting a training activity at Tapanui over the weekend. PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVELooking more like cyborgs, solders from Bravo Company 2/4 RNZIR donned night-vision equipment and advanced laser sights as they took their training to a higher level over the weekend. The 18 NZ Army Reserve Force soldiers from Dunedin and Invercargill were exercising in the Tapanui area again in preparation for the 1 Brigade Formation's skill at arms competition in early March next year. Officer Commanding Bravo Company, 2/4 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (RNZIR) Major Duncan McEwan said the exercise gave soldiers a chance to add to their soldiering skills set. "We focused this activity on more advanced individual skills, using more complex equipment and bringing together the lessons from our previous training activities.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 11, 2019 15:38 UTC