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    Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 2018 conducts indirect fire support exercise [Image 5 of 19]

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are operating what appears to be an M777 howitzer or similar artillery piece in an arid, open field environment. The equipment and personnel are heavily coated in reddish-brown dust, suggesting operations in a dry, desert-like terrain. Multiple soldiers are visible working around the artillery system in what appears to be a training or operational exercise.

    DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA

    08.08.2018

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Wetzel 

    Marine Rotational Force - Darwin

    Pfc. Raymond Quintero III, Field Artillery Cannoneer with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11 Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, handles the brakes while moving an M777 Howitzer while setting up a firing position during training Aug. 8, 2018, at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. This is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and demonstrates how the marine Air-Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with international partners.
    (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

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    Date Taken: 08.08.2018
    Date Posted: 08.14.2018 07:52
    Photo ID: 4643469
    VIRIN: 180808-M-AR635-321
    Resolution: 6016x4016
    Size: 17.85 MB
    Location: DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU
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