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Smoke surrounds a howitzer, as a Marine looks through its sight and others and others work nearby.

Smoky Sight

Marines sight in on a target with an M777 A2 howitzer during a direct-fire exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2017. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Luke Hoogendam

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