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    Military personnel in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniforms are operating what appears to be an M777 or M109 Paladin howitzer artillery system in an arid environment. The weapon has recently been fired, as evidenced by the large smoke plume rising behind the barrel. Multiple artillery rounds with colored band markings are staged in the foreground.

    IRAQ

    08.14.2016

    Photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson 

    2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

    U.S Army Soldiers with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Strike, execute a fire mission in northern Iraq, Aug. 14 2016, during an operation to support the Iraqi army. Battery C is supporting the Iraqi security forces with indirect fires as retake territory from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Artillery units in Iraq serve two roles: to provide force protection for Coalition and Iraqi security forces and to support ISF ground maneuver, enabling them to defeat Da’esh. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel I Johnson/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.14.2016
    Date Posted: 09.19.2016 06:28
    Photo ID: 2860538
    VIRIN: 160814-N-NG512-026
    Resolution: 3216x2136
    Size: 3.82 MB
    Location: IQ
    Hometown: CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE, US
    Hometown: FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY, US
    Hometown: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US
    Hometown: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US
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    Military personnel in MultiCam/OCP camouflage uniforms are operating what appears to be an M777 or M109 Paladin howitzer artillery system in an arid environment. The weapon has recently been fired, as evidenced by the large smoke plume rising behind the barrel. Multiple artillery rounds with colored band markings are staged in the foreground.
    Two soldiers in camouflage uniforms and tactical gear are handling what appears to be an artillery round or munition on the flatbed of a military utility vehicle in an arid, open terrain environment. One soldier is positioned on the vehicle bed while the other stands at the rear, and they appear to be loading or transferring the ordnance. Additional munitions are visible on the vehicle bed.
    The image shows a group of soldiers in full combat gear operating what appears to be an M777 155mm howitzer artillery piece in a desert environment. The crew is actively working around the weapon system, with visible smoke/dust suggesting recent or ongoing firing activity. Multiple artillery rounds are staged in the foreground, indicating sustained fire operations.

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