We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for December 18, 2013

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/11435565854/in/photostream/" target="_blank">U.S. Army photo</a> by Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch, 2nd ABCT, 4th Inf. Div.

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Pfc. Adrian Echeverria, indirect fire infantryman, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, prepares to load a 120mm mortar round during gunnery qualification at Udairi range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Nov. 12, 2013. “It’s hard to describe the feeling when you hang that round,” said Echeverria. “Your entire body shakes. It stops your brain for a quick second then you get back to the way you were trained and get the mission done.”

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Porch, 2nd ABCT, 4th Inf. Div.)