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    Soldiers engage enemy targets with howitzer [Image 8 of 18]

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    A group of U.S. Army soldiers are working in a desert training environment, maneuvering what appears to be an M777 howitzer artillery piece near a military cargo truck. The scene takes place in an arid, scrub-brush landscape with mountains visible in the background, consistent with a Southwestern U.S. training installation such as the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. Soldiers are actively engaged in emplacing or displacing the artillery system.

    FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    05.17.2014

    Photo by Sgt. Richard Jones 

    Fort Irwin Operations Group

    U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Charlie Troop, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, hook up a M777 howitzer to a M1078 Light Utility Truck before moving to a safe position during Decisive Action Rotation 14-07 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., May 17, 2014. The howitzer is a towed weapon which can shoot multiple missiles effectively up to 25 miles away. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard W. Jones Jr./Released)

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    Date Taken: 05.17.2014
    Date Posted: 05.25.2014 19:43
    Photo ID: 1363393
    VIRIN: 140517-A-QU939-133
    Resolution: 5523x3226
    Size: 9.64 MB
    Location: FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA, US
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