Photo by Sgt. Stephen Gifford | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 07.28.2020
Soldiers of Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery conduct a fire mission for VIP visitors including Maj. Gen. Michael Zerbonia, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Illinois National Guard, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 28. Battery C, based in Chicago, Illinois, fields the M777, 155mm towed howitzer capable of firing a 44kg projectile approximately 15 miles....
Photo by Sgt. Stephen Gifford | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 07.27.2020
An M777, 155mm howitzer fires during the live-fire exercise portion of 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment's annual training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 27. The 122nd brought approximately 250 Soldiers to Wisconsin for annual training, a lower number because of the unit's support of the 3 activations in Illinois during 2020 including the Covid-19 response....
Photo by Sgt. Stephen Gifford | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 07.27.2020
Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, fire a M119 howitzer at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 27. Battery B uses the M119, 105mm towed howitzer, which can fire up to 8 rounds a minute with a range of approximately 10 miles....
Photo by Sgt. Stephen Gifford | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 07.27.2020
Before beginning the day's missions, Soldiers of Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, based in Chicago, Illinois, unload charges from the ammunition section on July 27. The 122 FA participated in annual training at Fort McCoy in July, including a live-fire exercise using Fort McCoy's firing points and impact zone....
Photo by Sgt. Stephen Gifford | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 07.27.2020
A M777 howitzer fires a round during 2nd Battalion, 122 Field Artillery Regiment's live-fire exercise at annual training, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 27. Battery C operates the M777, which fires a 155m or 6.1in shell, which has a range of approximately 15 miles....
Photo by Sgt. Stephen Gifford | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 07.27.2020
Soldiers of Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 122 Field Artillery Regiment, based in Chicago, Illinois, clear the barrel of a howitzer while completing a fire mission at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 27. Battery C Soldiers fired rounds from the M777 155mm towed howitzer during annual training 2020....
Photo by Sgt. Stephen Gifford | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 07.27.2020
A M119 howitzer fires during Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment's live-fire at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 27. Soldiers of Battery B worked to complete both day and night missions as a part of their annual training exercise at Fort McCoy....
Photo by Sgt. Christopher Garibay | 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.24.2019
Army Staff Sgt. Tom J. Ragan of Niles Michigan, section chief with the 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment based in Chicago, verifies the trajectory of fire of a 105MM Hawkeye howitzer weapon system July 24. Northern Strike unites more than 5,700 service members from nearly every military branch, representing dozens of states and coalition countries to conduct combined ground and air......
