In our Photo Of The Day, we see an Afghan soldier providing overwatch security with a Romanian PSL rifle on an observation post while U.S. and Afghan soldiers observe rounds fired from Afghan artillery. These pictures are from 2012, almost 10 years ago. The bottom image is even older.
Below: A soldier watches the impact area as rounds are fired by the “gun line” during a live-fire exercise in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 25, 2012.
Below: Afghan National Army soldiers practice shooting on the firing range during training with U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment and Danish army soldiers from the Operation Mentoring and Liasion Team at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2010. The soldiers fired at a variety of ranges and scenarios with M16A2 rifles and a PSL rifle.
British Royal Air Force photo by Sgt. Martin Downs
All photos by Staff Sgt. Nicolas Morales, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and Sgt. Martin Downs, British Royal Air Force.