Members of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon of Los Angeles' 160th Regiment make a simulated attack on a mock Siberian town during maneuvers at Camp Cooke on October 3, 1950. These I.&R. troops would be the ones to make assaults on enemy troops to find their strength, positions, and capture enemy troops for Intelligence. In the foreground is a 57mm. recoiless cannon team. The photo includes snipers, mortar team, BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle), sub machine gun, light M.G. and rifleman. Camp Cooke later became Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc.
Armed Forces Military camps--California--Lompoc Lompoc (Calif.) Vandenberg Air Force Base (Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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