A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group

A training exercise this weekend near Boise, Idaho, provided hundreds of members of Vancouver's 39 Canadian Brigade Group the rare opportunity to work on skills in a realistic, large-scale, live-fire scenario. The exercise, known as Cougar Salvo 2012, helps keep members prepared for missions such as those in Afghanistan. Submitted / 39 Canadian Brigade Group