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    'Kings of Battle' conduct Spartan Fury exercise before ITX [Image 3 of 5]

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    Military personnel in desert camouflage (MARPAT) uniforms are operating an artillery piece, with one soldier handling a large artillery round. The soldiers are equipped with tactical gear, helmets, and gloves, suggesting an active training exercise or combat operation. The green artillery equipment visible in the foreground appears to be a howitzer or similar field artillery system.

    SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    06.11.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg 

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    Lance Cpl. Jake Balcom, a cannoneer with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, prepares to load a 155 mm artillery shell into an M777 howitzer in response to receiving a fire mission during a tree day training exercise at Schofield Barracks, June 11, 2013. Each artillery shell weighs roughly 95 pounds, but could weigh more or less depending on how much explosive powder is loaded. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg)

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    Date Taken: 06.11.2013
    Date Posted: 06.15.2013 19:01
    Photo ID: 954435
    VIRIN: 130611-M-DP650-003
    Resolution: 2100x1542
    Size: 2.03 MB
    Location: SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII, US
    Web Views: 173
    Downloads: 20

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    Two military personnel in MARPAT desert camouflage uniforms are engaged in documentation activity, with one crouching and writing on a clipboard while the other stands and observes. They are equipped with tactical gear, body armor, and communications equipment. A wooden ammunition or equipment crate with stenciled markings is visible in the foreground.
    A young military service member in full combat gear is pictured in close-up, wearing MARPAT desert camouflage uniform and tactical vest. Protective ballistic goggles are pushed up on their helmet, and a name tape is visible on the chest. A second service member in identical uniform is partially visible to the left, appearing to assist or interact with the subject.
    Military personnel in desert camouflage (MARPAT) uniforms are operating an artillery piece, with one soldier handling a large artillery round. The soldiers are equipped with tactical gear, helmets, and gloves, suggesting an active training exercise or combat operation. The green artillery equipment visible in the foreground appears to be a howitzer or similar field artillery system.
    A large artillery piece, consistent with an M198 or M777 howitzer, is being fired by military personnel in a tropical training environment. White propellant smoke is visible billowing from the muzzle at the moment of discharge. The setting appears to be a military firing range with red clay soil, dense vegetation, and mountainous terrain in the background.
    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms operate what appears to be an M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer on a red-dirt firing range. Smoke is visible near the muzzle, indicating the weapon has recently been or is being fired. The scene takes place under a camouflage netting canopy with mountainous terrain visible in the background.

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