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Lt. Col. Kaarel Maesalu, commander of the Estonian Artillery Battalion, pulls the lanyard on a M119A2 105 millimeter howitzer at Estonia’s Tapa training grounds, July 22. The howitzer, operated by paratroopers from 2nd Platoon, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, is one of the first two American artillery pieces ever to take part in a training mission on Estonian soil in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, which includes combined training exercises with U.S., Polish, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian military forces to foster interoperability and demonstrate a commitment to NATO obligations. (Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV)
| Date Taken: | 07.22.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 08.07.2014 08:51 |
| Photo ID: | 1489216 |
| VIRIN: | 140722-A-DB402-0078 |
| Resolution: | 2889x2324 |
| Size: | 4.25 MB |
| Location: | TAPA, EE |
| Web Views: | 65 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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Fire! American artillery enters Estonia with a bang
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