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    3-21 at the 2-8 walk and shoot [Image 8 of 8]

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    A U.S. Army soldier in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) pattern camouflage is preparing to drop a mortar round into a mortar tube during a winter training exercise. The soldier is wearing a helmet with goggles and tactical gear, operating what appears to be an M224 or similar mortar system emplaced in a snow-covered environment. Additional soldiers and ammunition crates are visible in the background.

    ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    10.13.2014

    Photo by Spc. Corey Confer 

    1st Brigade, 11th Airborne Division

    PV2 Ethan Miller, an 81mm mortar man with C Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment originally from Cedar Falls, Iowa, hangs a 81mm mortar as Pfc. Nathan Walker, an 81mm mortar man with C Company, 3-21 originally from Grand Prairie, Texas, stabilizes the bipod attached to the cannon Yukon Training Area, Alaska, Oct. 13, 2014. Battalions for the first time since returning from Afghanistan two years ago fired their cannons as a brigade and completed all fire missions digitally rather than with voice commands.

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    Date Taken: 10.13.2014
    Date Posted: 10.18.2014 19:26
    Photo ID: 1619240
    VIRIN: 141013-A-ID878-975
    Resolution: 3456x5184
    Size: 8.31 MB
    Location: ALASKA, US
    Hometown: CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, US
    Hometown: GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, US

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