Written by By U.S. Army Spc. Richard Daniels Jr. Task Force Bastogne Public Affairs
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jobe D. Hoffmeisterin of Clarksville, TN, Transportation Platoon, Company A, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, fires a fully automatic M4 rifle at a heavy weapons range in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province Oct. 11th.
Task Force Taskmaster Soldiers understand weapons familiarization and proficiency could make the difference in the fiercest of battles.
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U.S. Army Pfc. Rodney C. Wall of Hutchinson, KS, a fire support specialist with Fire Support Element, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Task Force Bastogne, fires an M240B machine gun at a heavy weapons range in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province Oct. 11th. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Richard Daniels Jr., Task Force Bastogne Public Affairs)(Right) U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin M. Monroe of Salt Lake City, Utah, a Combat Observation Lasing Team member from the Fire Support Element, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Task Force Bastogne, observes as U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jonathan M. Downes of Granville, Ohio, platoon leader with Transportation Platoon, Company A, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, fires an M240B machine gun at a heavy weapons range in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province Oct. 11th. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Richard Daniels Jr., Task Force Bastogne Public Affairs)U.S. Army Spc. Tara M. Morrow of Erie, PA, Corps of Engineers, Alpha Company, 1st Detachment, 128th Brigade Support Battalion, fires a M240B machine gun at a heavy weapons range in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province, October 11th. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Richard Daniels Jr., Task Force Bastogne Public Affairs)