FORT BENNING, Ga. – A member of a mortar crew drops a round down the mortar during a live-fire exercise April 11. After three days of competition among 19 U.S. Army mortar teams and one Dutch army mortar team, the 82nd Airborne Division prevailed as champions during the Best Mortar Competition April 11 here. The winning team was from the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The squad included Staff Sgt. James Pennington, Sgt. Alec Norton, Spc. Christian Elliot and Pfc. Loren Dow. The 82nd Airborne Division also won during the first year of the competition, when Pennington and Norton were on the team. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning Public Affairs)
Date Taken: | 04.11.2019 |
Date Posted: | 04.17.2019 16:29 |
Photo ID: | 5276842 |
VIRIN: | 190411-A-YH902-942 |
Resolution: | 4385x2923 |
Size: | 10.48 MB |
Location: | FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, US |
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