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U.S. soldiers conduct a live-fire exercise on their M119 and M777 howitzers as they await a mission in Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 4th Battalion 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

HOWITZER EXERCISE

U.S. soldiers conduct a live-fire exercise on their M119 and M777 howitzers as they await a mission in Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's 4th Battalion 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

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