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    Marines make thunder in the California desert [Image 3 of 6]

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    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are operating a large artillery piece, likely an M198 or M777 howitzer, which has just been fired. A large plume of smoke and dust is visible from the muzzle blast, and a projectile appears to be visible in the upper right of the frame. The setting is an arid desert training environment with mountains visible in the background.

    MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    04.20.2015

    Photo by Pfc. Alvin Pujols 

    1st Marine Division

    Marines with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division provide direct fire support during Exercise Desert Scimitar 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 20, 2015. The tough, realistic live-fire training central to Desert Scimitar allows Division units to train in order to maintain readiness and meet current and real-world operational demands.

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    Date Taken: 04.20.2015
    Date Posted: 04.22.2015 18:25
    Photo ID: 1890327
    VIRIN: 150417-M-NM524-003
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 6.44 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US
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    The image shows military personnel, appearing to be U.S. Marines based on their desert MARPAT camouflage uniforms, conducting artillery operations in an arid desert environment. A soldier in the foreground is crouching and looking through an optical sighting device, while another soldier stands near what appears to be an M198 or M777 howitzer in the background. The setting appears to be a training exercise at a desert installation.
    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are operating a large towed howitzer artillery piece in an arid desert environment. The weapon has just been fired, as evidenced by the large smoke plume rising from the barrel and dust cloud surrounding the gun crew. The terrain and vegetation suggest a training environment consistent with a desert military installation.
    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are operating a large artillery piece, likely an M198 or M777 howitzer, which has just been fired. A large plume of smoke and dust is visible from the muzzle blast, and a projectile appears to be visible in the upper right of the frame. The setting is an arid desert training environment with mountains visible in the background.
    Two military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms and helmets are operating or maintaining a large artillery piece in an arid desert environment. The soldiers appear to be conducting a training exercise or field operation, with one soldier actively working on the weapon system while the other observes. The terrain and vegetation are consistent with a Mojave Desert or similar southwestern U.S. training range environment.
    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are operating what appears to be an M198 or M777 howitzer artillery piece in an arid desert environment. The foreground soldier, identified by helmet markings as 'GORISH', is wearing a shemagh/keffiyeh and carrying a tactical backpack while appearing to communicate via radio. The setting suggests a training exercise or field operation in a desert region with mountains visible in the background.
    A large artillery piece, consistent with an M198 or M777 howitzer, is captured mid-fire in a desert training environment. A projectile is visibly airborne in the upper left of the frame, with a large smoke plume emanating from the muzzle. Multiple military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are positioned around the weapon system, with a military vehicle visible on the right side.

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