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Marines fire an M142 high mobility artillery rocket system during Exercise Cobra Fury 25.2 at Mettie Airstrip, Wash., Sept. 16, 2025. The exercise improves the 1st Battalion's ability to provide accurate, long-range fire in key terrain.

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