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First Female Artillery Chief

  • Defense.gov
  • March 16, 2020 | 1:57

Marine Corps Cpl. Shannon Lilly, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, talks about her work as an artillery chief during a live-fire range near Setermoen, Norway, March 4, 2020. Lilly is the first female artillery chief and the first female artillery chief to fire an M777 howitzer.