Pfc. Justin Vazeii, a mortarman with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Memphis, Tenn., native, handles a 120 mm illumination round Aug. 16 at Camp Taji, Iraq. Mortarmen with the “Vanguard” Battalion fire illumination rounds on a regular basis to help deter militants from launching indirect-fire attacks and also keep a supply of high-explosive rounds in reserve for counter-fire purposes. (Photo by Spc. William A. Joeckel)
| Date Taken: | 08.16.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 08.21.2011 04:15 |
| Photo ID: | 445715 |
| VIRIN: | 110816-A-5633J-155 |
| Resolution: | 3008x2000 |
| Size: | 1.41 MB |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 118 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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