Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an F-1 Towed Gun howitzer from 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, French Army, during a bilateral training exercise in Djibouti March 23.
Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an F-1 Towed Gun howitzer from 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, French Army, during a bilateral training exercise in Djibouti March 23.
Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an F-1 Towed Gun howitzer from 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, French Army, during a bilateral training exercise in Djibouti March 23.
Paratroopers with B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to insert a round into a howitzer during a heavy drop mission on Oct. 14. Paratroopers from B Battery jumped onto Holland Drop Zone after the howitzer and a humvee were dropped. They were they timed on how quickly they could pack their parachutes, get the howitzer off the pallet, assembled and ready to fire.
Pfc. Jorge Portell of B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, tosses a spent howitzer round after firing during a heavy drop mission on Oct. 14. Paratroopers from B Battery jumped onto Holland Drop Zone after the howitzer and a humvee were dropped. They were they timed on how quickly they could pack their parachutes, get the howitzer off the pallet, assembled and ready to fire.
Sgt. Haseni Lavea of B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, dials the telescope of a howitzer during a heavy drop mission on Oct. 14. Paratroopers from B Battery jumped onto Holland Drop Zone after the howitzer and a humvee were dropped. They were they timed on how quickly they could pack their parachutes, get the howitzer off the pallet, assembled and ready to fire.
Submitted by Public Affairs Officer Staff Sergeant Natasha Schroedel Aug. 20, 2009
Perfect timing: The Soldiers of 18th Fires Brigade cover their ears and pull the lanyard of a M777 as the ammo flies through the sky during a training mission.
Marine Staff Sgt. William McGowan, right, and Marine Cpl. Thomas Down, both assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, look down through the "hell hole" in the belly of a CH-53E "Sea Stallion" helicopter while transporting an M777 155-mm Howitzer during an artillery airlift exercise. The 31st MEU and HMM-262 are embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is participating in exercise Talisman Saber 2009, a biennial, joint, combined exercise sponsored by U.S. Pacific Command and the Australian defense force. Photo by Seaman Gabriel Weber. Photo courtesy: StrategyPage.com
By Petty Officer 1st Class Mark O'Donald July 4, 2009
USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship, fires a portside cannon during a 21-gun salute in Boston Harbor during 4th of July celebrations. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
The master gun team of the USS Constitution demonstrates the loading and firing of a 5,800-pound, late 18th century long gun during the opening ceremony for Boston Navy Week. The demonstration, performed by the "Old Ironsides"crew in their period uniforms, is one of many Navy events scheduled throughout the Boston area during the week. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.
By Thomas Patterson, Statesman Journal July 4, 2009
Cannon fire sends smoke over the battlefield Friday. Civil War re-enactors use Willamette Mission State Park as a stage for 1863 Virginia for the 18th consecutive year. Though the Confederate rebels won the morning skirmish, the Union took the field during the afternoon battle.
By 1st Marine Logistic Group Public Affairs Sgt. Whitney N. Brackett May 1, 2009
An artillery battery from 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, is set up and prepared for fire missions during desert fire exercise, May 1. They move from position to position up to three times a day. Between their set ups, they are resupplied by Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group. Supplying fuel, water and chow, CLB-7 links up with the 11th Marine Regiment a few times a week to ensure the artillery Marines are fully taken care of. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
By 1st Marine Logistic Group Public Affairs Sgt. Whitney N. Brackett May 1, 2009
Artillery Marines from Gun Two, India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, insert a round into the M 777 howitzer after receiving a fire mission over the radio. During their 25-day stay for desert fire exercise, they were supplied by Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group with the necessities to continue training. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
By 1st Marine Logistic Group Public Affairs Sgt. Whitney N. Brackett May 1, 2009
A Marine points to a live round in the Quakenbush Training area of Twentynine Palms during the desert fire exercise. It was found after 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Marines were topped off with supplies from Combat Logistic Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group during their move to another area. Marines from the battalion offload the vehicles and search for things like this that could possibly be hazardous before the battery's gun crews arrive to set up. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
By 1st Marine Logistic Group Public Affairs Sgt. Whitney N. Brackett May 1, 2009
Gun two from India Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, fires a sequence of three rounds during desert fire exercise, May 1. The mission is called over the radio and each gun competes to shoot first. Speed and proficiency is important to the firing battery and they strive to be the first ones to respond. In-between their missions, they are resupplied by Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group with the ammunition necessary for the howitzer crews to keep firing and complete their mission. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
Sgt. 1st Class Greg Player of the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, checks off tasks as a Soldier tests on the M-119A2 Howitzer in Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 27. The field artillery gunners test is a mandatory procedure that must be conducted by field artillerymen bi-annually.Courtesy DVIDS Hub.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Allison from 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), launches a C3 105mm howitzer from 84th Independent FIeld Battery, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 36 Canadian Brigade Group at Fort Pickett, Va., as part of Exercise Southbound Trooper IX Feb. 16, 2009.
By U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kathrine McDowell January 20, 2009
The cannon of the Presidential Salute Gun Platoon roar in succession, a rolling volley honoring a new president. The ceremonial unit is part of the U.S. Army's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," based on Fort Myer, Va. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform are providing military ceremonial support to the presidential inauguration, a tradition dating back to George Washington's 1789 inauguration. Courtesy Department of Defense.
Sgt. Beyonka Joseph, Louisiana Army and Air National Guard January 8, 2009
A crowd gathers at Jackson Square Park in New Orleans to watch as retired Maj. Tommy A. Rigsby of Abbeville, La., and 2nd Lt. Mark W. Castillon of New Orleans, executive officer of B Battery, 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, present wreaths honoring the fallen Soldiers of the Battle of New Orleans, Jan. 8. The wreaths were displayed in front of the Andrew Jackson statue to commemorate his military victories and his contributions to New Orleans.
Lance Cpl. Jacob Chase, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs January 10, 2009
Marines from Artillery Battery, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, fire a round from an M777 155mm Lightweight Howitzer, Towed, during a firing mission conducted during sustainment training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 5, 2009. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command Area of Operation as part of its 2008-2009 deployment.
Lance Cpl. Jacob Chase, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs January 10, 2009
Marines from Artillery Battery, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, fire a round from an M777 155mm Lightweight Howitzer, Towed, during a firing mission conducted during sustainment training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 5, 2009. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command Area of Operation as part of its 2008-2009 deployment.
Lance Cpl. Jacob Chase, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs January 10, 2009
Marines from Artillery Battery, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, fire a round from an M777 155mm Lightweight Howitzer, Towed, during a firing mission conducted during sustainment training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 5, 2009. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command Area of Operation as part of its 2008-2009 deployment.
Lance Cpl. Jacob Chase, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs January 10, 2009
Marines from Artillery Battery, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, fire a round from an M777 155mm Lightweight Howitzer, Towed, during a firing mission conducted during sustainment training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 5, 2009. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command Area of Operation as part of its 2008-2009 deployment.
Lance Cpl. Jacob Chase, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs January 10, 2009
Marines from Artillery Battery, Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, fire a round from an M777 155mm Lightweight Howitzer, Towed, during a firing mission conducted during sustainment training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 5, 2009. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command Area of Operation as part of its 2008-2009 deployment.
Pfc. Phillip Turner, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs December 16, 2008
1st Cavalry Division Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment’s salute battery perform during the division’s color casing ceremony, Dec. 12, on Fort Hood’s Cooper Field. Courtesy: DVIDS
By Cpl. Eric Arndt, III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs November 27, 2008
A 155mm high-explosive round bids farewell to Gun 1, Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Nov. 27, during a fire mission on the second-to-last day of artillery firing here. The firing took place during regularly scheduled artillery relocation training. Similar training events take place several times per year in different training areas in Japan. Courtesy: DVIDS
By Lance Cpl. Thomas Provost, III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs December 12, 2008
Marines with Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fire high-explosive rounds here Nov. 22 during the third day of live-fire drills. The live-fire training is scheduled to take place between Nov. 20 and Dec. 3, with a goal of achieving 10 firing days with an allowance for inclement weather. Artillery relocation training takes place several times per year in different training areas in Japan. Courtesy: DVIDS
By Cpl. Eric Arndt, III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs November 27, 2008
Steam and water droplets jump out of an M777 155mm Lightweight Howitzer's freshly-scrubbed breach as Marines with Gun 1, Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, prepare to slam another high-explosive shell home here Nov. 27 while conducting a training fire mission. The mission took place on the second-to-last day of artillery firing, during regularly scheduled artillery relocation training. Similar training events take place several times per year in different training areas in Japan. Courtesy: DVIDS
By Lance Cpl. Thomas Provost, III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs November 26, 2008
A 155mm high explosive artillery round slams into the earth at the impact zone here Nov. 26 during an artillery fire mission. The shoot took place during regularly scheduled artillery relocation training. Similar training events take place several times per year in different training areas in Japan. Courtesy: DVIDS
By Cpl. Eric Arndt, III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs November 27, 2008
Excess gunpowder not used in artillery fire mission is burned here Nov. 27. Because the bags of gunpowder are carefully measured for accuracy, excess powder bags may not be used to fire artillery rounds, and must be carefully burned in a safe location, away from the gun emplacements and vegetation. Courtesy: DVIDS
By Lance Cpl. Thomas Provost, III Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs November 21, 2008
Staff Sgt. Joseph D. Clayton, a section chief with Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, uses a gunner's quadrant to confirm the elevation setting of a M777 Lightweight Howitzer Nov. 21 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Japan. Courtesy: DVIDS
Soldiers from the 4th Section, B Battery, 3rd Batallion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, fire an M198 155mm howitzer during Table 15 certification Nov. 19, 2008 at Yakima Training Center.
As part of the Fort Indiantown Gap 10th Anniversary celebration, soldiers perform an artillery salute Saturday October 18th. Photo by Pvt. Julia Murphy, Courtesy of Blackanthem.com.
Fort Lewis Soldiers from the 17th Fires Brigade, fire an M198, 155mm howitzer during a recent combined live-fire exercise at the Yakima Training Center in Washington.
By SPC John Crosby 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment August 9, 2008
Field artillerymen of Battery A, 2-218th Field Artillery, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, fire a 105mm shell from a Howitzer at Yakima Training Grounds, Wash., during the units annual training Aug. 9, 2008.
Sgt. 1st Class Kap Kim, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs August 12, 2008 (Photo date: August 7, 2008)
Battery A “Gator” Soldiers rain steel during the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division’s family day in the field, Aug. 7, 2008.
Photo by 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs July 22, 2008
A pair of Paladin howitzers assigned to the 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, move across the Kuwait desert during training in mid-June.
Photo by 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs July 22, 2008
A Paladin crew member assigned to the 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, waits in his mobile howitzer to head to an artillery range in Kuwait.
Photo by Army.mil June 27, 2008 (Photo date: June 13, 2008)
LTC McVay illustrates the benefits of FCS NLOS-C for the Secretary of the Army HON Pete Geren and Army Chief of Staff GEN Casey at the Pentagon demonstration for the Army's birthday on 13 June 2008.
The U.S. Army unveiled the first Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle, the NLOS Cannon, on June 11 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The NLOS Cannon is a hybrid-electric powered combat vehicle that features a fully automated 155-mm howitzer. Its critical advancements make it a more powerful fire support asset for Soldiers in both urban and conventional combat.
The U.S. Army unveiled the first Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle, the NLOS Cannon, on June 11 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The NLOS Cannon is a hybrid-electric powered combat vehicle that features a fully automated 155-mm howitzer. Its critical advancements make it a more powerful fire support asset for Soldiers in both urban and conventional combat.
The U.S. Army unveiled the first Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle, the NLOS Cannon, on June 11 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The NLOS Cannon is a hybrid-electric powered combat vehicle that features a fully automated 155-mm howitzer. Its critical advancements make it a more powerful fire support asset for Soldiers in both urban and conventional combat.
The U.S. Army unveiled the first Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle, the NLOS Cannon, on June 11 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The NLOS Cannon is a hybrid-electric powered combat vehicle that features a fully automated 155-mm howitzer. Its critical advancements make it a more powerful fire support asset for Soldiers in both urban and conventional combat.
The U.S. Army unveiled the first Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle, the NLOS Cannon, on June 11 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The NLOS Cannon is a hybrid-electric powered combat vehicle that features a fully automated 155-mm howitzer. Its critical advancements make it a more powerful fire support asset for Soldiers in both urban and conventional combat.
Photo by U.S. Army May 28, 2008 (Photo date: May 23, 2008)
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey traveled to Minneapolis for rollout of the first Non-Line-of-Site (NLOS) Cannon prototype at the headquarters and central engineering site of BAE Systems.
Airborne artillerymen from Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, hold their ears while firing a 105 millimeter howitzer at Firebase Wilderness in Paktya Province, Afghanistan. Battery B recently won the Army's prestigious Knox Award, given to the "Army's Best Battery." Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by Spc. Laura M. Buchta Jan. 28, 2008 (Photo date: Jan. 25, 2008)
Soldiers from Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, fire a 105mm high explosive/time variable round from a howitzer during training at the Warrior Range in Kirkuk, Iraq. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
Lance Cpl. Justin Morton, cannoneer, Battery T, 2nd Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, pulls the lanyard to send an artillery round down range, while Lance Cpl. Chris Herbert, assistant gunner, stands back after adjusting the firing coordinates during a field exercise here Dec. 19. Batteries T and G employed M777A2 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer cannon for the first time, replacing the older, heavier M198 Medium Howitzer cannons. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Sgt. Nathan Stahl, section chief, Battery T, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, receives a fire mission from the fire direction center during a field exercise here Dec. 19. The M777A2 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer cannon, aka “triple seven,” brings a new set of capabilities that the formerly used M198 Medium Howitzer cannon did not have, such as a digitally controlled fire system and a VHF radio link that sends command messages to the gun’s section chief. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Batteries T and G, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, set up the Marine Corps’ newest artillery weapon, the M777A2 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer cannon, during a firing exercise here Dec. 19. The cannons, aka “triple sevens,” replaced the M198 Medium Howitzer cannons adopted in 1982. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
The M198 provides destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
The M198 provides destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
The M198 provides destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
The M102 provide destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
The M102 provide destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
The M102 provide destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
The M119 is designed to provide destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
The M119 is designed to provide destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
The M119 is designed to provide destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
By Pfc. Leigh Armstrong May 3 (Photo date: April 16, 2007)
Soldiers from 2nd Bn., 5th FA clean the barrel of a Paladin Howitzer after firing it during training in Operation Foal Eagle. The unit came from Fort Sill to participate in the exercise. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
Soldiers from Bravo Battery 2-5 Field Artillery fire 155 mm Paladin Howitzers at St. Barbara training area in South Korea as part of the Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration exercise. The Soldiers traveled from Fort Sill, Okla. to familiarize themselves with terrain and train for relief procedures in conjunction with 1-15 Field Artillery stationed in Camp Hovey. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
Soldiers take the M777 through its first Army fielding during a live-fire battalion exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
by Sgt. Mike Pryor Oct. 12, 2006 (Image date: Oct. 4, 2006)
An airborne artilleryman from B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, parachutes into battle while fellow soldiers prepare to fire a 105mm Howitzer during a heavy drop exercise at Sicily DZ Oct. 4. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Sgt. Mike Pryor Oct. 12, 2006 (Image date: Oct. 4, 2006)
Artilleryman from B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to fire a 105mm Howitzer after it - and they - were parachuted onto the battlefield during a heavy drop exercise at Sicily DZ Oct. 4 Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Sgt. Mike Pryor
An artilleryman from B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, tosses away a still-smoking shell from a 105mm Howitzer as his gun team prepares to put another round on target during a heavy drop exercise Oct. 4. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Pfc. Corey A. Blodgett Oct. 6, 2006 (Image date: Sept. 19, 2006)
Lance Cpl. Tim J. Kennedy, a cannoneer with Fox Battery, pulls the lanyard of an M198 155mm Medium Howitzer, sending a High Explosive round down range during an exercise in the East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan, Sept. 13-26. During the exercise, artillery Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conducted training in convoy operations, vehicle checkpoints, local security and crew-served weapons. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
by Cpl. Evan M. Eagan Sept. 25, 2006 (Image date: Sept. 6, 2006)
Marines from Gun 5, Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load a round into a M198 Howitzer during a shoot Sept. 6 at the Combat Center’s Lead Mountain range. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
by Cpl. Evan M. Eagan Sept. 25, 2006 (Image date: Sept. 7, 2006)
Marines from Gun 5, Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, plug their ears while firing a round from an M198 Howitzer during their final shoot Sept. 7 at the Combat Center’s Lead Mountain range. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
by Lance Cpl. Kevin Knallay September 8, 2006 (Image date: August 30, 2006)
Marines fire a round from an M-198 155 mm Medium Howitzer cannon at Yausubetsu Maneuvering Area, Japan during an artillery live-fire exercise. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Artillerymen adjust their sights during training at Yakima, which is one of the last Army training areas that allows large-caliber weapons to be fired to their maximum effective ranges. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
by Lance Cpl. Eric D. Arndt July 28, 2006 (Image date: July 16, 2006)
Lance Cpl. Michael R. Pedro checks the deflection of an M-198 155mm Medium Howitzer cannon during reconnaissance selection of position training. Marines must calibrate a Howitzer with several methods after each emplacement to ensure accuracy. Photo courtesy of Marines.mil.
Corporal Adrian A. Rodriguez, an assistant section chief with Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 2nd Marine Regiment, uses a paralex sight to put his M-198 Howitzer on target during a live fire exercise aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 19, 2006. Photo courtesy of Marines.mil.
Lance Corporal Robbie J. Fulton, battery meteorologist, Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 2nd Marine Regiment, 26th MEU, uses a telescope to monitor a weather balloon before a live fire exercise aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 19, 2006. Photo courtesy of Marines.mil.
The afternoon silence is shattered as the M-198 howitzers of Kilo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 2nd Marine Regiment, 26th MEU, perform a battery fire during a live fire exercise aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Photo courtesy of Marines.mil.
India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, pass by several M198 Howitzers parked at Exercise Support Division’s lot during a arduous 12-mile battalion hike. Location: Twentynine Palms, Calif. Photo courtesy of www.usmc.mil.
A paratrooper from the Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, prepares to load an 105-mm high explosive artillery round during a combined arms live-fire exercise May 4 at Observation Point 13. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Gun 5, Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment shoot 100-pound rounds from their M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a firing mission in Niland, Calif. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Gun 4, Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment shoot 100-pound rounds from their M777 Lightweight Howitzer during a firing mission in Niland, Calif. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Guns Platoon, Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, convoy from Niland, Calif.’s , training area to their command post April 19 during a Weapons Tactics Instruction shoot. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Gun 5, Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, moves the muzzle-end of a 10,500-pound M777 Lightweight Howitzer to a different azimuth of fire April 19 during a Weapons Tactics Instruction shoot in Niland, Calif. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
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Fort Magsaysay, Philippines - Spc Matthew Suzuki from Battery A, 25th Infantry Division, teaches members of the Philippine Army how to operate a U.S. Howitzer Feb. 28 during Exercise Balikatan 2006 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines. Suzuki is among more than 5,000 participating in the annual AFP/U.S. bilateral combined exercise from Feb. 20 to Mar. 5.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, fire a howitzer during an exercise in southern Leyte, Philippines. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Lance Cpl Alan Simmons, canoneer, K Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, stands proudly on his M198 155mm Medium Howitzer, after a successful live-fire exercise at the North Fuji Maneuver Area. Photo courtesy of Marines.mil.
A round explodes from the muzzle of an M198 155mm Medium Howitzer during a battery live-fire exercise at the North Fuji Maneuver Area. Photo courtesy marines.mil.
Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan - Marines with gun one, Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, load and prepare to fire an M198 155mm howitzer Sept. 6 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido, Japan. Nearly 400 Marines and sailors with 3/12 began live-fire artillery training Sept. 5, along with convoy operations, medical evacuation and local security and communication training to maintain operational readiness. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan - Capt. Thomas W. Parker surveys a gun position in the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido, Japan, prior to the arrival of M198 155mm howitzers, as Staff Sgt. Russel Sayles looks on. Parker and Sayles are among nearly 400 Marines and sailors with Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, on an artillery relocation exercise designed to maintain operational readiness. Parker is the commanding officer of Battery B, 3/12, and Sayles is the guns platoon sergeant, Battery B, 3/12. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan - Marines with Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, set up a M198 155mm howitzer Sept 6 to fire into the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido, Japan. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, send a round high into the air with the new M777 Howitzer. This was the first time it was fired at Camp Pendleton. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan - A Marine treats a victim with a simulated abdominal wound during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course on Camp Hansen Aug. 5. Marines learned how to treat abdominal wounds, as well as many other types of injuries during the five-day course. The Marine is with Counter Battery Radar, Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
2nd Lt. Artem Agoulnik executes a call for fire on a column of enemy T-72 tanks while his classmates, the rest of Charlie Company, 1st Platoon, observe. The engine behind the new Training Set Fire Observation simulator is the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer - Enhanced (ISMT-E), which replaces a decades-old overhead-slide projector and adds an unprecedented degree of realism to TSFO training at The Basic School here. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Artillerymen with Gun 3, Guns Platoon, Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based out of Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, Calif., stage 155-millimeter rounds atop a wood crate in preparation for fire missions in the Combat Center desert May 24. The battalion shot more than 1,000 artillery shells during a weeklong firing exercise. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Artillerymen with Gun 3, Guns Platoon, Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based out of Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, Calif., begin to position one of three lightweight M-777 155-millimeter howitzers during a weeklong firing exercise May 24 in the Combat Center desert. The battalion firing exercise marked the M-777''s first field training evolution Corps-wide. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Marines of 4th Gun, India battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines, attached to the Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 8th Marines, load a 155mm round into a 198 towed howitzer May 23 at Udairi Range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
A 155mm round fired from a M198 medium Howitzer fired by Marines of India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines, attached to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines, impacts its target May 27 at Udairi Range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Marines of 4th Gun, India Battery, 3rd Battalion 10th Marines, attached to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 8th Marines organize 155mm rounds around their M198 medium Howitzer May 25 at Udairi Range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Marines of 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, dismount a new M-777 155 mm lightweight howitzer from a truck. The three howitzers delivered Monday are the first of the M-777s in the Marine Corps and the first new howitzers to 3/11 in more than 20 years. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Marines of 4th Gun, India Battery, 3rd Battalion 10th Marines, attached to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Bn., 8th Marines organize 155mm rounds around their M198 medium Howitzer May 25 at Udairi Range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Marines of 1st Gun, India battery, 3rd Battalion 10th Marines, attached to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines fire a M198 medium Howitzer May 26 at Udairi Range near Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Sgt. Timothy Folker, from the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, prepares to engage ''enemy'' forces during an exercise in the Hohe Warte Training Area in Germany. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan - Pfc. Eli O. Diaz provides security here March 22. Diaz was among Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, who conducted a battalion field exercise here March 21-23 in preparation for exercise Cobra Gold 05 in Thailand. Simulated enemy forces attacked the battalion throughout the exercise. Diaz is an artillery cannoneer with Battery F, 2nd Bn., 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, currently assigned to 3/12. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan - Marines with Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, currently assigned to 3rd Bn., 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, emplace a 155 mm howitzer here March 22. Marines and sailors with 3/12 conducted a battalion field exercise here March 21-23 in preparation for exercise Cobra Gold 05 in Thailand. The battalion maneuvered throughout the central training area, simulating the operating procedures for movement with an advancing, enemy infantry unit. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Airborne Soldiers demonstrate their teamwork by emplacing and firing cannons within minutes of landing on Fort Sill, Okla., during a Joint Close Air Support exercise. This week troops from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force will combine their firepower on a simulated enemy target. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
Lance Cpl. David Lewellyn, cannoneer, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, escorts a detainee at a VCP. The unit set up roadside checkpoints designed to catch insurgents. The training is part of the 13th MEU''s TRUEX 05-1. Photo courtesy of U.S. Marine Corps.
Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan - Sgt. Khanh L. Nguyen (left) looks over Cpl. Erric R. Hopkins'' shoulder as he adjusts the sights on the howitzer''s M137 panoramic telescope here March 15. Nguyen and Hopkins were among fellow Marines of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, currently assigned to 3rd Bn., 12th Marines, who rehearsed the standard operating procedure for providing indirect artillery support for infantry units March 15-17. Photo courtesy of U.S. Marine Corps.
Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan - Cpl. Erric R. Hopkins writes down the appropriate coordinates on the side of a howitzer here March 15. Hopkins was among his fellow Marines of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, currently assigned to 3rd Bn., 12th Marines, who rehearsed the standard operating procedure for providing indirect artillery support for infantry units March 15-17. Hopkins, having recently changed his military occupational specialty from traffic management specialist to cannoneer, is expected to learn all of the duties required to operate the howitzer since he is a noncommissioned officer. Photo courtesy of U.S. Marine Corps.
Marines with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, currently assigned to 3rd Bn., 12th Marines, align the coordinates on their howitzer aboard here March 15 during the battery''s rehearsal of standard operating procedure for providing indirect artillery support for infantry units. Sixty-six Marines with the Hawaii-based battery participated in the three-day exercise that helped prepare them for their future training at the central training area, which will in turn prepare them for their deployment to Cobra Gold ''05. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston speaks to Soldiers at Fort Sill, Okla. "Improving quality of life for Soldiers and their family members is what will help the Army sustain an all-volunteer force," he told them. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Private first class Joshua D Short concentrates on transcribing aiming data for the M198 howitzer he helps crew during training at Camp Fuji, Japan. Short, a cannoneer assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, is among 385 Marines from the Okinawa-based 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment who are deployed to Camp Fuji for artillery live-fire training during September. A 1/12 is attached to 3/12 for six months as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Photo courtesy of www.usmc.mil.
Maryland National Guardsmen of the 110th Field Artillery, 29th Infantry Division, provide a cannon fire accompaniment for the U.S. Army Field Band''s performace of Tchaikovsky''s ''1812 Overture'' at Baltimore''s Defender''s Day Celebration in Fort McHenry. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
The "#1 Man" was firing this weapon for testing purposes, and standing next to the gun was the gunner, who put the sights on the target. According to members of the Fox 2/11, the location that is least affected by the shockwave from the discharge, is the area directly behind the cannon. The further you get to being on-line with the howitzer the more intense the shockwave is. Photo courtesy of www.usmc.mil.
Soldiers fire a howitzer in preparation for a ceremony on "Omaha Beach" in Normandy, France. The soldiers were part of an honor guard celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Europe on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Soldiers and other service members from throughout the U.S. European Command supported events commemorating the historic day, during which more than 9,000 U.S. service members were killed or wounded. Photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Sgt. Shane Glowcheski, gunner, Battery B, 2nd Bn. 319th AFAR and his howitzer crew prepare their gun to be fired. The artillerymen practice emplacing their weapon within six minutes and function as a coordinated team. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Marines from Marine Service Support Group 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, train fellow Marines from A Battery 1/11 on the proper technique for lifting M198 howitzer with a CH-53 in preparation for the upcoming deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Las Pulgus, Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 13. Photo courtesy of www.usmc.mil.
by Spc. Jerry T. Combes May 2, 2003
Battery B, 2nd Bn. 319th AFAR howtizer crew prepare their gun to be fired. The artillerymen practice emplacing their weapons within six months. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
by Master Sgt. Bob Haskell
Spc. Joseph Bourgoine fires one of the 155-mm howitzers during his two weeks of annual training in early August at the Canadian Force''s Camp Gagetown, New Brunswick. Bourgoine is an artillery crewman in the 1st Battalion, 152nd Field. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Howitzers are shrouded in their own smoke during an early August fire mission at the Canadian Force''s Camp Gagetown in New Brunswick. Maine''s 1st Battalion, 152nd Field Artillery was conducting its two weeks of annual training at the post as it has for most summers beginning in 1971. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Sgt. Luis Lopez, communications sergeant, 529th Military Police Company, and Sgt. 1st Class Malcolm Peoples, platoon sergeant, 529th MP Co., prepare one of two 105-mm howitzers for the Task Force Eagle disestablishment ceremony scheduled for Nov. 24, at Eagle Base, Bosnia. The disestablishment marks the end of the major U.S. involvement in Bosnia after nine years, and is in conjunction with the end of the Stabilization Force as NATO transfers control to the European Union. About 250 soldiers will remain in Bosnia as part of a quick reaction force in support of the EU. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
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