FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry have been hard at work here honing their mortar marksmanship skills while supporting the 27th ...

FORT BENINNG, Ga. -- The Army wants to decrease the weight Soldiers carry on missions, and Fort Benning's Maneuver Battle Lab is part of the effort. Last week, 10 Soldiers evaluated a lightweight base ...

A 60mm mortar malfunction is being blamed for the Monday death of seven North Carolina Marines killed at a Nevada training ground, Marine leaders said on Tuesday. “A mortar round exploded in the ...

Despite continued efforts to modernize and improve handheld mortars, like the 60-mm M224 carried by American soldiers, soldiers today still aim it as their forefathers did in WWII: by looking over the ...