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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. George Richards describes to an Iraqi army captain through an interpreter how to translate data from a forward observer into the “gun talk” of deflection and quadrant for the gunners on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2010. Iraqi and U.S. forces are training on U.S. 105 mm howitzers. Richards, a platoon fire direction chief, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade.

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. George Richards describes to an Iraqi army captain through an interpreter how to translate data from a forward observer into the “gun talk” of deflection and quadrant for the gunners on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2010. Iraqi and U.S. forces are training on U.S. 105 mm howitzers. Richards, a platoon fire direction chief, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade.

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