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Australian army gunners clean the bore of their M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer after firing in support of a U.S. Marine Corps air assault course on Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, June 29, 2015. The Australian soldiers are assigned to the 101st Battery, 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery.

Australian army gunners clean the bore of their M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer after firing in support of a U.S. Marine Corps air assault course on Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, June 29, 2015. The Australian soldiers are assigned to the 101st Battery, 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery.

Australian army gunners clean the bore of their M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer after firing in support of a U.S. Marine Corps air assault course on Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, June 29, 2015. The Australian soldiers are assigned to the 101st Battery, 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery.

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