Pfc. Kyle Blignaut, a Lafayette, Ind., native, and

Pfc. Kyle Blignaut, a Lafayette, Ind., native, and assistant mortar gunner with Company B, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, poses in front of a M1129 Mortar Carrier Vehicle during a virtual situational training exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 12. Blignaut was part of a mortar crew that supported the exercise by processing simulated fire missions in support of Soldiers who were executing the lane. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Dominique, 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division)