afghan soldiers build warrior skill set add mortars to repertoire

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Lance Cpl. Cole. A. Jenks, a mortarman with Combined

Lance Cpl. Cole. A. Jenks, a mortarman with Combined

Lance Cpl. Cole. A. Jenks, a mortarman with Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, shows Afghan Army soldier Nazef how to set the fuse on a 60 mm high-explosive mortar round during a missi... More

Din Mohamad, an Afghan National Army soldier, fires

Din Mohamad, an Afghan National Army soldier, fires

Din Mohamad, an Afghan National Army soldier, fires a 60 mm high-explosive mortar round at Range Juarez, Afghanistan, during a mission rehearsal Aug. 28, 2010. The rehearsal with mortarmen from Combined Action ... More

Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers from Combined

Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers from Combined

Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers from Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, burn excess gunpowder from 60 mm high-explosive mortar rounds at Range Juarez, Afghanistan, after a mi... More

A Marine from Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion,

A Marine from Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion,

A Marine from Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares a 60 mm high-explosive mortar round for firing at Range Juarez, Afghanistan, during a mission rehearsal Aug. 28, 2010.

Sgt. Alan W. Smith and Lance Cpl. Cole A. Jenks, a

Sgt. Alan W. Smith and Lance Cpl. Cole A. Jenks, a

Sgt. Alan W. Smith and Lance Cpl. Cole A. Jenks, a section leader and mortarman (respectively) with Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, wait for approval to fire at Range Juarez, Afghan... More

Sgt. Alan W. Smith, weapons section leader, Combined

Sgt. Alan W. Smith, weapons section leader, Combined

Sgt. Alan W. Smith, weapons section leader, Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fires a 60 mm high-explosive mortar round from Range Juarez during a mission rehearsal Aug. 28, 2010.

Afghan Army soldier Din Mohamad observes as Lance Cpl.

Afghan Army soldier Din Mohamad observes as Lance Cpl.

Afghan Army soldier Din Mohamad observes as Lance Cpl. Cletus L. Eicher, a mortarman with Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sets a direction of fire at Range Juarez, Afghanistan, duri... More

Lance Cpl. Cletus L. Eicher, a mortarman with Combined

Lance Cpl. Cletus L. Eicher, a mortarman with Combined

Lance Cpl. Cletus L. Eicher, a mortarman with Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Din Mohamad, an Afghan National Army soldier, swab a mortar tube at Range Juarez, Afghanistan durin... More

Afghan National Army soldiers climb atop a vehicle

Afghan National Army soldiers climb atop a vehicle

Afghan National Army soldiers climb atop a vehicle to watch 60 mm high-explosive mortar rounds impact from Range Juarez, Afghanistan, during a mission rehearsal at Range Juarez, Aug. 28. The rehearsal with mort... More

Din Mohamad, an Afghan National Army soldier, fires

Din Mohamad, an Afghan National Army soldier, fires

Din Mohamad, an Afghan National Army soldier, fires a 60 mm high-explosive mortar round at Range Juarez, Afghanistan, during a mission rehearsal Aug. 28, 2010. The rehearsal with mortarmen from Combined Action ... More

Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers from Combined

Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers from Combined

Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers from Combined Action Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, burn excess gunpowder from 60 mm high-explosive mortar rounds at Range Juarez, Afghanistan, after a mi... More

Jawed, an Afghan National Army soldier, practices firing

Jawed, an Afghan National Army soldier, practices firing

Jawed, an Afghan National Army soldier, practices firing mortar rounds at Range Juarez, Afghanistan, during a mission rehearsal Aug. 28, 2010.