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SFC_Jeff_Button · Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:00 am Post subject: M1064A3 pics for Burik...

These pictures are from May 2002, at Camp Hovey, Korea. The unit was HHC, 1-9IN Mortar Platoon. This was a "Fog-Rain" exercise, simulating an actual alert, complete with 0230hr air-raid sirens and complete upload of BII and ammo. I was assigned to this platoon on paper only and I did take my quarterly mortar exams with them, otherwise I was attached to the 2nd Brigade S2 as the UPNCOIC from July01-July 02. I was never on OD green/camoflage M1064's though in my carrer. They were always desert tan, with 24th ID, 3rd ID, 4th ID, and 11th ACR. The one time I was "light" infantry, was with 1-503rd AirAssault, 2nd ID at Camp Casey, Korea all of 1997. We had 81mm mortars in HMMWV's that were slung-load under Blackhawks everywhere we went, (always to the DMZ area).
Mortar platoons used to be made up of two sections, each section having 3 gun tracks and 1 FDC,(Fire Direction Center in an M577). It was about 1999 that 3-66 Armor switched over to the single FDC with 2, two gun track
sections. Korea and the OPFOR at NTC were the only units that I know of that still maintained the old formation.

Burik · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 119

Cool. I like that second one. Tired old looking girl.

Bob

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