Afghanistan! Claymore Mines, Grenades And At4's at Fob Ramrod in Afghanistan!

That was cool! Blasting cap...put it in there. Hold on to your wire - screw it with the other hand. You're sure it's threaded, right? Put a little bit of pressure on it. Alright, now when you clack it... ...use your palm to clack it. You're going to do it...three times when I tell you to, okay? Roger that! (LOUD ***!) There you go! You like that? Roger that, Sergent! Alright! Reel your wire back in. Alright! Squat down here. Crap! Hold on to those! You got the spoon? Uh-hu. Alright. Let's hold on to the spoon together here...pull that off...take the pin out... ...COME UP! Try to make it land on the orange thing! FRAG OUT! (LOUD ***!) OHH! (SLAP TO CHEST) You guy's missed! He made you guys look bad! (Sound of plastic bag being torn open) Three from each... (Sound of plastic bag being torn open) Have you fired a live one before? Uh...basically. Let'*** these - 150 meters away. One - Fifty? Yeah. It's just like aiming a rifle. Okay. Focus on the front sight post hold your safety down and just squeeze. Alright. Same fundamentals of marksmanship with these things. Alright - that's safety? Fire? Yeah - hold the safety down... ...just squeeze (ROCKET LAUNCH - LOUD ***!) (LOUD EXPLOSION - ROCKET HITS TARGET!) YEAH! (observers cheering) *** HOLE! (observers laughing) HELL YEAH! Right. Alright, rotate - *** it up forward - push up and over. You're good to go! Alright! Alright! Ready to fire! HIGHER! What are you doing! Aim it! There you go! (ROCKET LAUNCH - LOUD ***!) (LOUD EXPLOSION - ROCKET HITS TARGET!) SHORT! Went to the right of him! Alright - camera's rolling - looking at my hand, and...rock n' roll! My name is Specialist, Mike McPherson. I'm with 1st Platoon of Charlie Company - 2nd of the 502nd Infantry. We're out here at FOB Ramrod conducting training with the hand grenade, the AT-4, and the anti-personal claymore mine. This training will enhance our effectiveness in close combat on the eve of one of the largest operations in the war. Because hand grenades allow us a close-range option when we're dealing with enemies in grape fields and close together villages. The AT-4 increase our effectiveness (RANGE CUT) ...of the enemy normally engages us from, and the claymores allows to increase security (CUT) My personal experience with this - it's difficult for us with small arms to reach out and... effectively hurt the enemy in his fighting positions at those distances so AT-4's are crucial at those times.