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U.S. Marines rush towards an M777 105-mm lightweight Howitzer to rig it for lifting by an MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter as part of Talisman Saber, an exercise in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, July 19, 2009. The Marines, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the helicopter crew is assigned to the unit's Air Combat Element.

LIGHTWEIGHT LIFTING

U.S. Marines rush towards an M777 105-mm lightweight Howitzer to rig it for lifting by an MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter as part of Talisman Saber, an exercise in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, July 19, 2009. The Marines, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, are assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the helicopter crew is assigned to the unit's Air Combat Element.

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