U.S. Army Spc. Lance Weiskamp, left, a mortarman from Washburn, Iowa, and U.S. Army Spc. Lawrenza Bishop, right, a combat medic from Pleasantville, Iowa, both of the 34th Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, stay clear of the blast area after Bishop launched her first mortar March 3 at Forward Operating Base Torkham Gate, Afghanistan. The mortars soldiers were practicing registering rounds at Torkham Gate.