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In range

Marines of P Battery 5/14 fire a high explosive projectile downrange from a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC artillery units mission is to provide long range fire support to infantry ground forces down-range in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

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155 mm projectiles

155 mm projectiles for a M777A2 howitzer sit beside their ammo truck during a live-fire U.S. Marine Corps training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. The M777 howitzer is a towed, lightweight artillery piece that succeeded the M198 howitzer in the USMC and U.S. Army in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

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Towed weapons system

Marines of P Battery 5/14 break down a M777A2 howitzer weapon system and prepare it for towing during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. The M777A2 howitzer weighs less than 10,000 pounds and can be easily towed by support trucks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

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Section Chief

Staff Sgt. Alexx Bullion, Reserve Marine P Battery 5/14 artillery section chief, pauses between fire missions during a live-fire, artillery training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC firing positions are centered around a fire direction center and deploy several gun sections, each with it’s own M777A2 howitzer weapon system, support trucks and crew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

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FIRE!

Marines of P Battery 5/14 fire a high explosive projectile downrange from a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC crews can fire an M777A2 howitzer up to five rounds a minute under intense firing conditions and can provide a sustained rate of fire of two rounds a minute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

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Shockwave

Marines of P Battery 5/14 fire a high explosive projectile downrange from a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. The muzzle brake located at the end of a M777A2 howitzer barrel, takes the energy of the extra propellant gases when fired and redirects it backwards into the ground, slowing the recoil and preventing the weapon from bouncing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

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Reload!

Marines of P Battery 5/14 use a ramming rod to push a 100-pound, high explosive projectile into the barrel of a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. In use by several armies by the mid-seventeenth century, the howitzer continues to be a staple of siege warfare to this day, allowing long-range, indirect fire on targets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

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Loader lugs lead

Marines from Battery P, 5th Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Forces Reserve, haul 155 mm projectiles for a M777A2 howitzer weapon system to separate gun emplacements during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. Using guided munitions, The M777 can fire accurately at a range of up to 25 miles away and may be accurate to within 11 yards of a target. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

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Fire mission

Staff Sgt. Alexx Bullion, Reserve Marine P Battery 5/14 artillery section chief, calls out orders to Marines manning a M777A2 howitzer weapon system during a live-fire training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Oct 14, 2017. USMC Battery P conducts four live-fire artillery exercises performed each year, in addition to small-arms marksmanship and machine gun training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

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