Photo by Laurie Pearson | Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow | 06.23.2015
Doug Van Dyke, ordnance repair supervisor with Production Plant Barstow explains the cleaning and refurbishing process for parts of the M777 Howitzer aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif.'s Yermo Annex, June 23. The M777 replaced the M198 as the premier Howitzer gun due to its lighter weight and more modern technology....
Photo by Laurie Pearson | Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow | 06.23.2015
Doug Van Dyke, ordnance repair supervisor observes as Albert Schnuelle, electronics technician with Production Plant Barstow calibrates machines in preparation for a pull-back test. The pull-back test allows for a full functional test of the M777 Howitzer replacing the need to take each piece of equipment to remote locations for field testing....
Photo by Laurie Pearson | Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow | 06.23.2015
While the M198 Howitzer which is the first gun to fire the first round down range during Operation Desert Storm heads to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., Production Plant Barstow continues forward with processes for refurbishing its replacement, the M777 Howitzer, aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif.'s Yermo Annex, June 23. Doug Van Dyke, ordnance repair......
