U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 7th Psychological Operations Battalion assemble a PVC pipe decoy M777 howitzer barrel at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., March 18, 2026. The dummy artillery was used in conjunction with a Magpie emitter, which replicates the radio signature of a real artillery position, as part of a tactical deception operation designed to mislead enemy forces and bait them into exposing their locations.
| Date Taken: | 03.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.05.2026 11:26 |
| Photo ID: | 9662948 |
| VIRIN: | 260316-A-SW237-3716 |
| Resolution: | 1056x781 |
| Size: | 409.51 KB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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