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    Mean GREENS Machine of the Corps [Image 2 of 2]

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    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are operating what appears to be an M777 lightweight howitzer artillery piece in an arid desert training environment. Three soldiers are visible working around the artillery system, with one prominently positioned on the right side of the weapon. The setting appears to be a military training exercise based on the desert terrain and presence of camouflage netting.

    YUMA, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES

    10.01.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel Avendano 

    Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

    A new solar-powered energy distribution system is being tested near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., by Marines of Bravo Battery 1-10, based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 8. “We’re trying to figure out its capabilities,” said Staff Sgt. William Rauschelbach, 1-10 Bravo Battery Marines’ platoon sergeant and a native of Rogersville, Mo. “Right now, it’s powering the M777 Howitzer.”

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    Date Taken: 10.01.2012
    Date Posted: 10.03.2012 12:30
    Photo ID: 675461
    VIRIN: 121001-M-7191A-002
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 15.82 MB
    Location: YUMA, ARIZONA, US
    Hometown: CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: ROGERSVILLE, MISSOURI, US
    Web Views: 252
    Downloads: 15

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    A desert military installation features a row of portable solar panels arranged in the foreground, with a camouflage-netted artillery piece (appearing to be an M198 or similar howitzer) positioned behind them. The setting appears to be an arid desert training or operational environment, likely in the American Southwest based on the terrain and mountain backdrop. The combination of solar panels and artillery suggests a military energy sustainability or forward operating base power demonstration.
    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are operating what appears to be an M777 lightweight howitzer artillery piece in an arid desert training environment. Three soldiers are visible working around the artillery system, with one prominently positioned on the right side of the weapon. The setting appears to be a military training exercise based on the desert terrain and presence of camouflage netting.

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