U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Terry Rutherford, a gun chief with B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, watches as his gun crew prepares their M777 howitzer to execute a fire mission during exercise Immediate Response in Ustka, Poland, May 11, 2024. Rutherford enlisted in 1982 and fired his first rounds while assigned to a unit in Germany. The exercise is Rutherford’s last – he retires later this year – where he’ll bookend the beginning of his military career by also firing his last round in Europe. More than 22,000 service members from the U.S., Poland, the Czech Republic, and the U.K. are participating in the exercise, which includes live-fire exercises, wet gap crossings, and other training to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)
| Date Taken: | 05.12.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.29.2024 11:00 |
| Photo ID: | 8437034 |
| VIRIN: | 240512-A-WU705-2720 |
| Resolution: | 5976x3984 |
| Size: | 6.86 MB |
| Location: | USTKA, PL |
| Web Views: | 49 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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