Mortar Mission Afghanistan

Posted 7/16/2009

U.S. Army Spc. Gareth Warner drops a 120mm mortar round into the tube while Spc. Ricky Olivo keeps the gun on target during a fire mission on Combat Outpost Zurok in Paktika province, Afghanistan, July 13, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith