Mounted IED training

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About two weeks ago while my unit was still at Fort Dix, we had to do mounted IED training. We road around in a convoy and had to look for and react for IEDs. I was in he humvee with two officers so I got to be he gunner. We have no crew served weapons so. I had to simulate with my M16, there I'am below all geared up and it was about 90 degrees out.

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