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U.S. Army soldiers make final preparations to a M777 155mm Howitzer before conducting a fire mission at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, which is the first Army unit to be issued and fire the M777 lightweight howitzer in Iraq.

M777 HOWITZER

U.S. Army soldiers make final preparations to a M777 155mm Howitzer before conducting a fire mission at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 2, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, which is the first Army unit to be issued and fire the M777 lightweight howitzer in Iraq.

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