Calibrated
Recently 1st Platoon did what is called a “calibration,” which is a fancy way to say we measured the speed that our new ammo travels at. This helps us fire as accurate as possible and maintain our first round steel-on-target reputation.
The best part about calibrating is that we get to shoot what’s called “direct fire.” Usually we fire “non-line-of-sight,” which means an observer tells us where to shoot, and once we fire we never see the rounds impact. With direct fire, we aim at the mountain side next to the outpost and fire away.
I also had the sections name their guns. Since we are Bravo Battery, they start with the letter “B.” I’d say it definitely helped the morale!
We also had a few soldiers in the brigade killed over the last few weeks. This was obviously very tragic. None of the soldiers were stationed at our COP, but we had our flags at half mast most of the week. Then on the day the families back home were notified, God gave us a reassuring sign.
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Matt that last photo, I hope it brings truth.
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