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Paratroopers build mortar positions and reinforce them using sandbags at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2017. The paratroopers are mortar men assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull

Motar Positions

Paratroopers build mortar positions and reinforce them using sandbags at Hamam al-Alil, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2017. The paratroopers are mortar men assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull

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