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    'Steel Dragon' troops fired up for training; next mission [Image 2 of 3]

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    The image shows a self-propelled artillery vehicle, consistent with an M109 Paladin howitzer, painted in desert tan/sand color. The vehicle appears to have recently fired its main gun, as evidenced by smoke or propellant gases visible around the muzzle. The scene is set in an open, arid terrain under a partly cloudy sky.

    FORT HOOD, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    07.16.2008

    Photo by Spc. Sharla Lewis 

    3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

    A M109A6 155mm Paladin system recoils shortly after a live fire mission on Fort Hood, Texas. Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division provides indirect fire support for combat patrols as part of a two week training exercise designed to prepare "Greywolf" troops for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.

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    Date Taken: 07.16.2008
    Date Posted: 07.24.2008 14:29
    Photo ID: 105273
    VIRIN: 071908-A-5475P-002
    Resolution: 1800x1197
    Size: 215.71 KB
    Location: FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US
    Web Views: 422
    Downloads: 58

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    A U.S. Army soldier is photographed inside what appears to be the interior of an armored fighting vehicle, likely during a firing or mechanical operation. The soldier is wearing ACU (Army Combat Uniform) and tactical gloves, and appears to be reacting to a recoiling cannon or large-caliber weapon system. Motion blur on the barrel/breech mechanism suggests the weapon has just been fired or cycled.
    The image shows a self-propelled artillery vehicle, consistent with an M109 Paladin howitzer, painted in desert tan/sand color. The vehicle appears to have recently fired its main gun, as evidenced by smoke or propellant gases visible around the muzzle. The scene is set in an open, arid terrain under a partly cloudy sky.
    Two U.S. Army soldiers in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) digital camouflage are operating communications equipment inside what appears to be a military command post or vehicle. The foreground soldier, identified by the name tape 'PHOMSOP' and 'U.S. ARMY' tape, is speaking into a radio handset. A second soldier in the background, partially visible with name tape 'WOOD' or similar, is also holding a communications handset.

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