Army Sgt. Richard Hays, right, and Spc. Ethan Cizauskas observe mortar impacts during a mission supporting the Iraqi army's 9th Division near Tarab, Iraq, March 18, 2017. Hays and Cizauskas are mortarmen assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve. The soldiers provide mission advice and assistance, planning, intelligence collection and analysis, force protection, and precision fires to achieve the military defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull