Phil David was 17 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, and he quickly became a squad leader while serving in Vietnam.

The 60mm mortar has a long, important history at MLAAP, a plant that has produced mortars of various sizes continuously since Vietnam.

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Day two of the three-day inaugural Best Mortar Competition here, Sunday, included live-fire of the 60mm mortar.

During the Vietnam War, aircraft were just as much targets as soldiers. Bert Milne tells the intense story of how a Caribou transport aircraft was destroyed in a deadly mortar strike - a shocking ...

The M224 60mm Lightweight mortar is a smooth bore, muzzle loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon. The cannon assembly is composed of the barrel, combination base cap, and firing mechanism. The mount ...

He spent 14 months in Vietnam as a Section Leader of the 60mm mortars of B Co., 1st Bn, 5th Marines. On Aug. 10, during Operation Colorado, Peter’s unit was conducting a mission in the vicinity ...

The Marine Corps issued an indefinite worldwide moratorium Tuesday on the use of all 60mm mortars after an explosion left seven Marines dead and eight injured in a training exercise with the ...

Precision machining company brings production of 60mm, 81mm and 120mm smooth bore mortar barrels back to the UK. UK-based Perfect Bore Manufacturing has invested its in the procurement of machinery ...

The mortar shells and grenades were discovered at a market construction site, an official said Monday. The 60mm and 80mm mortar munition and grenades will be disposed of by officers of the Military ...

Also, several Marines in the section had recently transitioned from the larger 81mm system to the 60mm mortars, the investigation shows.