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U.S. and Iraqi artillerymen fire American 105 mm howitzers during live-fire training on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2010. The U.S. troops are paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, an Advise and Assist Brigade.

ARTILLERY TRAINING

U.S. and Iraqi artillerymen fire American 105 mm howitzers during live-fire training on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 21, 2010. The U.S. troops are paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, an Advise and Assist Brigade.

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