Preparing the 120mm for firing, Idaho Army National Guard Cpl. Tristan Gillaspy, assistant gunner for Thunder 2 mortar crew, cleans the 120mm mortar tube while Spc. Joey Barber, gunner, reads information regarding coordinates. The Idaho Army National Guard’s Combined Arms Battalion, the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Air Support Operations Squadron and 190th Fighter Squadron joined forces in a large-scale joint training event on May 18 and 19, 2021 on the Orchard Combat Training Center. Two mortar platoons from the HHC, 2-116th mortar section, Thunder 1 and Thunder 2, provided supporti


Preparing the 120mm for firing, Idaho Army National Guard Cpl. Tristan Gillaspy, assistant gunner for Thunder 2 mortar crew, cleans the 120mm mortar tube while Spc. Joey Barber, gunner, reads information regarding coordinates. The Idaho Army National Guard’s Combined Arms Battalion, the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Air Support Operations Squadron and 190th Fighter Squadron joined forces in a large-scale joint training event on May 18 and 19, 2021 on the Orchard Combat Training Center. Two mortar platoons from the HHC, 2-116th mortar section, Thunder 1 and Thunder 2, provided supporting fire from two M106 mortar carriers. This was the first exercise of its kind with A-10 Thunderbolt fighters delivering 500 pound aerial ordinance in conjunction with supporting fire from Idaho Army National Guard ground units.


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