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    'Chaos' soldiers fire their 60mm mortar [Image 11 of 13]

    'Chaos' soldiers fire their 60mm mortar

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE TORKHAM, AFGHANISTAN

    09.27.2013

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Saslav 

    4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs

    U.S. Army Spc. William Marsh, a native of Kansas City, Mo., who serves as a mortarman, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, inspects a high explosive mortar shell before firing it from a M224 60mm mortar on Forward Operating Base Torkham, Sept. 27, 2013. The soldiers were conducting live fire training to ensure that their skills remain sharp. As part of their training they, fired both illumination and high explosive shells. Their target was a deserted mountainside outside their base. Before each mortar shell was fired, the soldiers scanned the area to make sure that no living creature was nearby. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Saslav, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/RELEASED)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 09.27.2013
    Date Posted: 10.12.2013 03:33
    Photo ID: 1034244
    VIRIN: 130927-Z-RK751-202
    Resolution: 2128x1416
    Size: 1.46 MB
    Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE TORKHAM, AF
    Hometown: KANSAS CITY, MO, US

    Web Views: 45
    Downloads: 14

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