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U.S. Marines rig an M-777 105 mm lightweight howitzer for lifting by an MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during Talisman Saber, a training exercise in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, July 19, 2009. The Marines are embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, and the helicopter is assigned to the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

U.S. Marines rig an M-777 105 mm lightweight howitzer for lifting by an MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during Talisman Saber, a training exercise in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, July 19, 2009. The Marines are embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, and the helicopter is assigned to the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

U.S. Marines rig an M-777 105 mm lightweight howitzer for lifting by an MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during Talisman Saber, a training exercise in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, July 19, 2009. The Marines are embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, and the helicopter is assigned to the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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