EQUIPPED FOR DOMINANCE As night begins to fall on the desert, PFC Daniel Porter, an all-source analyst for the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 1st Cavalry Division, secures his night vision optics to his Advanced Combat Helmet during a rotation at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA, in February. Both the optics and the helmet are products of extensive research in Army labs. (U.S. Army photo by SSG John Healy, 2nd ABCT Public Affairs)