Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael McBride, a native of Naples, Md., Platoon Sgt., Gunfighter Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, explains the different parts of a 120mm mortar shell to Iraqi soldiers from 1st Battalion, 46th Brigade, 12 Infantry Division, on a mortar range field training exercise, on April 4, 2009, in the Saber Range, outside Mansurya village, Diyala province, Iraq. Combined Mortar Training 163800

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