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Weapons Co. 1/25 mortars provide indirect-fire support at Heavy Metal 14

Lance Cpl. Brian Brodman and a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment hangs a round in the tube before dropping to fire at simulated targets down range as part of an indirect-fire weapons integration exercise Aug. 15, 2014, in Camp Lejeune, N.C. at exercise Heavy Metal 14. Before mortars are fired, mortarmen must wait for the fire direction center to give the signal to fire after each gun has confirmed that their target is properly sighted in.

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Tags: Weapons Company, Mortar, Mortarman, 24th Marine Regiment, indirect fire weapons integration, Heavy Metal 14, 1st Battalion

Photo by: Cpl. Joseph Karwick | VIRIN: 140815-M-BC491-101.JPG

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