(Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Noncommissioned officers from the Mortar Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry ...

Booms echoed across training ground Rooster 8 as Soldiers from 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment fire 120mm mortars from the backs of modified M113 Armored Personnel Carriers, marking the end of ...

At least five soldiers attached to Fort Hood units were killed and eight wounded in scattered weekend attacks in Iraq, military officials said Monday. A mortar attack on a U.S. Army camp near Taji ...

CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq - Iraqi soldiers assigned to the 6th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, graduated from mortar training provided by soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 9th ...

In the city of Ramadi, 60 miles west of the capital, three separate mortar attacks targeted U.S. troops. ... Capt. Michael Calvert, a spokesman for the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, ...

The Army’s 250th birthday parade features the 1st Cavalry Division’s historic horse unit, showcasing 1800s-era uniforms to honor tradition and inspire future service.

A soldier from 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment explains why the Army needs to conduct mortar live-fire exercises. Video by Staff Sgt. James Avery ...