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    Chaos Soldiers shake the ground with howitzer triple 7s [Image 10 of 16]

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are operating a large artillery piece, likely an M777 or M198 howitzer, which has just been fired as evidenced by the large smoke plume rising from the barrel. The soldiers are positioned on either side of the weapon system under a camouflage netting canopy. The setting appears to be an open field training area with a tree line visible in the background.

    GRAFENWOHR, GERMANY

    09.11.2019

    Photo by Sgt. Thomas Mort 

    358th Public Affairs Detachment

    U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Chaos Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire an M777 Howitzer during a live fire exercise as part of Saber Junction 19 (SJ19) at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 11, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise involving nearly 5,400 participants from 16 ally and partner nations at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Sept. 3 to Sept. 30, 2019. SJ19 is designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade to execute land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Mort)

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    Date Taken: 09.11.2019
    Date Posted: 09.12.2019 12:43
    Photo ID: 5743591
    VIRIN: 190911-A-YQ762-0355
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 5.02 MB
    Location: GRAFENWOHR, DE

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