19 using the lightweight 60 mm M224 mortar.īefore the sound of mortar fire filled the air at FOB Gamberi's ANA mortar live fire range, Task Force Patriot instructors divided the 18 ANA soldiers into three groups for refresher training that reviewed safety, tube elevation settings and how to 'hang' each mortar round. LAGHMAN, Afghanistan - Atop a hill at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Soldiers with Task Force Patriot met mortar men brought in from across the 201st Afghan National Army Corps to conduct a live-fire culmination exercise Nov. 19 during a mortar live-fire range near Forward Operating Base Gamberi. Yar Mohammad, deputy commander of the 201st Afghan National Army Corps, Nov. David Flores identifies the impact zone to Afghan Brig.
