It’s not often you see infantry milling about the gunline at Canadian Forces Base Shilo in Manitoba, but that’s exactly what was going on during a three-week mortar detachment member course run in June 2018 by 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA). Second Lieutenant Ryan Bartlette, 3rd Canadian Division Support Group, reports.
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Lieutenant Kevin Little (right) of 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, instructs an infantry soldier on how to adjust the sight of an 81-mm mortar system during a training session in June 2018 at Canadian Forces Base Shilo in Manitoba. Photo: Second Lieutenant Ryan Bartlette, 3rd Canadian Division Support Group (Picture source: DND/MDN Canada)
