An official website of the United States Government 
Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock ( lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A person wearing a camouflage uniform closes one eye as he looks through a sight on a mortar.

Mortar Sight

Marine Corps 1st Lt. Lucas Schatz, a platoon commander assigned to Marine Rotational Force–Darwin 26, looks down the sight of an MO-2 60 mm mortar before a live-fire mortar range during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 26 near Lampung, Indonesia, Sept. 1, 2026. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian and U.S. militaries designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability.

Photo Gallery