Marine Corps. 2/25 Battalion Training Exercise
2021211-F-BW403-1046 U.S. Marine Corps. mortarmen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines, unloads a M252 81mm mortar system round from a container at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Dec 11, 2020. The M252 81mm medium weight mortar is a smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to light infantry, air assault, and airborne units across the entire front of a battalion zone of influence; the M252 weighs 90 lbs and each round weighs 10 lbs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Porter)