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Artillery Marines prepare the M777 155 mm howitzer system for night-fire operations during Operation Spartan Fury 14.2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 15, 2014. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.

OPERATION SPARTAN FURY

Artillery Marines prepare the M777 155 mm howitzer system for night-fire operations during Operation Spartan Fury 14.2 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, March 15, 2014. The Marines are assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.

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