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A U.S. Army soldier instructs Afghan soldiers how to drop a 60mm mortar round down the tube for launch during a training exercise on Forward Operating Base Gamberi in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2014.

MORTAR MOTION

A U.S. Army soldier instructs Afghan soldiers how to drop a 60mm mortar round down the tube for launch during a training exercise on Forward Operating Base Gamberi in Laghman province, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2014.

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