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Soldiers from Alpha 37th Field Artillery fire an M119 Howitzer as part of a training exercise conducted near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 17, 2004. The M119 Howitzer is a lightweight 105mm towed weapon that is used to provide destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations.

Soldiers fire an M119 Howitzer as part of a training exercise.

Soldiers from Alpha 37th Field Artillery fire an M119 Howitzer as part of a training exercise conducted near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 17, 2004. The M119 Howitzer is a lightweight 105mm towed weapon that is used to provide destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires in support of combined arms operations.

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