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Best pics of the week: July 11, 2021
Fireworks over a Hercules, soldiers fire mortars, Marine recruits in San Diego, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed
The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern Ukraine.
U.S. Navy veteran, private contractor dies in Afghanistan
Kevin Yali, 27, first enlisted in the Navy in 2012 and served four deployments. He was in Afghanistan as an inactive reservist providing private security to American troops when he died on June 19 -- less than three weeks after he first arrived in Afghanistan.
By Diana Stancy
Iraq boosts security measures at Balad Air Base, home to Air Force trainers and contractors
Security measures have been increased at Balad Air Base in Iraq, which houses U.S. Air Force trainers and associated U.S. contractors, following a mortar attack last week.
Mortar attack on Iraqi base home to US troops; no casualties
Militants in Iraq fired three mortar shells early Saturday into an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers are present, causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.
Military specialists destroy live WWII-era mortar shell found at Alaska museum
Military explosive specialists destroyed a World War II-era mortar round found at an Alaska museum after determining the munition was live.
Check out the high-tech mortar system US forces set up in Manbij
In pictures and video that first surfaced on Kurdistan 24, a news outlet in the region, U.S. forces appear to be flexing mine-resistant vehicles, weapons assets and construction equipment to Manbij in order to reinforce two bases there.
By Kyle Rempfer
The Army rejected it, but Marines in Vietnam relied on the M19 60mm mortar
The M19 was favored by the Marines — even though 10 pounds heavier and less accurate than the M2.
By Carl O. Schuster