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    EARF team weapons and mortar training [Image 3 of 8]

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    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms are conducting land navigation training, viewed from an overhead perspective. They are using lensatic compasses alongside plotting tools, notebooks, and reference materials laid out on rocky ground. The activity appears to be a navigation exercise involving azimuth calculations and map plotting.

    ARTA, DJIBOUTI

    10.12.2015

    Photo by Senior Airman Peter Thompson 

    Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

    U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Matzdorf, mortar section leader, left, and Spc. Jeffery Ovechka, mortar gunner, assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, establish their mortar firing position during training Oct. 12, 2015, in Arta, Djibouti. Forward operators provide accurate detailed information in order to engage targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Thompson/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.12.2015
    Date Posted: 10.27.2015 03:10
    Photo ID: 2251183
    VIRIN: 151012-F-HX320-069
    Resolution: 4078x2869
    Size: 7.26 MB
    Location: ARTA, DJ
    Web Views: 60
    Downloads: 17

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    A soldier in multicam/OCP camouflage uniform is closely examining the sight assembly of a mortar system. The individual is wearing glasses and is focused on aligning or adjusting the mortar's optical sight. A 'RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL - CAUTION' warning label is visible on the sight unit, consistent with tritium-illuminated military optics.
    A person wearing a watch and bracelet is handling multiple black cylindrical tubes or casings that are stacked together. The tubes have white printed text and markings on them, including what appears to be alphanumeric codes. The image is a close-up shot focusing on the hands and the cylindrical objects.
    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms are conducting land navigation training, viewed from an overhead perspective. They are using lensatic compasses alongside plotting tools, notebooks, and reference materials laid out on rocky ground. The activity appears to be a navigation exercise involving azimuth calculations and map plotting.
    Two U.S. Army soldiers in Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniforms are operating a mortar system in an arid desert training environment. A round is visibly being fired, captured mid-launch with motion blur above the tube. Both soldiers wear 3rd Infantry Division shoulder patches and are positioned on either side of the mortar.
    A fully equipped soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage stands on a rocky elevated outcrop, surveying an arid desert valley below. The soldier is viewed from behind and is wearing full combat gear including a tactical helmet, plate carrier, backpack, and appears to be carrying a weapon. The landscape below is barren and desert-like, with visible dirt roads or tracks in the distance.
    Multiple military personnel in camouflage uniforms are lying prone in a firing line on a sandy range, aiming precision rifles equipped with telescopic scopes and bipods. The image appears to depict a marksmanship training exercise or qualification event. The depth-of-field photography technique keeps the middle shooter in sharpest focus while foreground and background shooters are progressively blurred.
    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms are engaged in an observation and targeting exercise in an arid outdoor environment. The foreground soldier is using binoculars while a second soldier in the background is aiming through a rifle scope. A weapon mounted on a bipod is visible on the right side of the frame.
    A U.S. Army soldier in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniform is in a prone firing position operating what appears to be an M240 machine gun on a bipod in an arid, desert environment. Numerous spent brass casings are scattered on the sandy ground, indicating sustained fire has been conducted. The setting appears to be a live-fire training range based on the controlled environment and visible structures in the background.

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