The Snapshots in Time Collection
California National Guard NCO Academy -- Soldier Demonstrating Recoilless Rifle Barrel Assembly, Camp Roberts, June 1960
A California Army National Guardsman poses with the barrel assembly of a 106mm recoilless rifle outside the NCO Academy at Camp Roberts, June 1960. Established as a state training center, Camp Roberts hosted courses in artillery, mortar, and anti-tank weapons for Guard noncommissioned officers during the Cold War, preparing citizen-soldiers to instruct and lead within their home units. Project: 218665