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U.S. paratroopers set up a M777A2 howitzer for a live-fire exercise at the Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, April 30, 2015. The paratroopers are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. The exercise marked the first firing of the new howitzer in the brigade, increasing the ability to deliver lethal fires in support of exercises and operations.

U.S. paratroopers set up a M777A2 howitzer for a live-fire exercise at the Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, April 30, 2015. The paratroopers are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. The exercise marked the first firing of the new howitzer in the brigade, increasing the ability to deliver lethal fires in support of exercises and operations.

U.S. paratroopers set up a M777A2 howitzer for a live-fire exercise at the Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, April 30, 2015. The paratroopers are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. The exercise marked the first firing of the new howitzer in the brigade, increasing the ability to deliver lethal fires in support of exercises and operations.

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