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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris Freepartner, front, and Lance Cpl. Mitchel Oeming prepare an M-777 105 mm lightweight howitzer for lifting during Talisman Saber, a training exercise in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, July 19, 2009. The exercise trains U.S. and Australian forces in planning and conducting combined operations to improve readiness and interoperability. Freepartner and Oeming, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex.

LIFTING A HOWITZER

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Chris Freepartner, front, and Lance Cpl. Mitchel Oeming prepare an M-777 105 mm lightweight howitzer for lifting during Talisman Saber, a training exercise in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, July 19, 2009. The exercise trains U.S. and Australian forces in planning and conducting combined operations to improve readiness and interoperability. Freepartner and Oeming, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex.

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