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Army officers prepare mortar rounds for a live-fire exercise at Malone 25 Range on Fort Benning, Ga., July 22, 2015. The officers are lieutenants assigned to the Infantry Basic Officers Leader Course. The training allowed each officer the opportunity to execute the individual soldier skill of employing mortars and executing a gun line, using an 81-mm mortar tube and 10 rounds of explosives.

Army officers prepare mortar rounds for a live-fire exercise at Malone 25 Range on Fort Benning, Ga., July 22, 2015. The officers are lieutenants assigned to the Infantry Basic Officers Leader Course. The training allowed each officer the opportunity to execute the individual soldier skill of employing mortars and executing a gun line, using an 81-mm mortar tube and 10 rounds of explosives.

Army officers prepare mortar rounds for a live-fire exercise at Malone 25 Range on Fort Benning, Ga., July 22, 2015. The officers are lieutenants assigned to the Infantry Basic Officers Leader Course. The training allowed each officer the opportunity to execute the individual soldier skill of employing mortars and executing a gun line, using an 81-mm mortar tube and 10 rounds of explosives.

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