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A Marine, left, uses a static discharge wand to discharge excess static electricity before attaching an M777 howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during integrated slingload training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 12, 2017. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Frank Cordoba

Lifting a Howitzer

A Marine, left, uses a static discharge wand to discharge excess static electricity before attaching an M777 howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during integrated slingload training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 12, 2017. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Frank Cordoba

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