Raider Company mortarmen hone their skills one shell at a time [Image 2 of 5]

COMBAT OUTPOST KHILAGAY, AFGHANISTAN

09.03.2011

Photo by Spc. Jazz Burney 

170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

U.S. Army soldiers with Mortar Platoon, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, recover after launching a mortar shell during a live-fire exercise Sept. 3, 2011. The platoon's leaders conducted the training to keep their soldiers proficient in firing their mortar systems.

• Date Taken: 09.03.2011
• Date Posted: 09.16.2011 07:39
• Photo ID: 457523
• VIRIN: 110903-A-4142B-002
• Resolution: 1540x2100
• Size: 1.44 MB
• Location: COMBAT OUTPOST KHILAGAY, AF