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The Cannoneer: 1st-17th FA Upgrades to M777
July 2, 2009 - Being flexible is an important trait during the effort in the Global War on Terrorism. For the 1st Battalion,  17th Field Artillery, this month was the opportunity to learn a new weapon system to be used in their already heavy fighting force.

KAUZ.com: Fort Sill Families Proudly Welcome Home Their Soldiers
June 28, 2009 - Fort Sill honored about 160 soldiers with a welcome home ceremony on June 28th. The soliders are from the Alpha and Charlie batteries, second battalion, and the fifth field artillery.

The Cannoneer
June 25, 2009 - Check out the latest news from Fort Sill, the home of the field artillery.

Arkansas Democrat Gazette: Brigade Fired Up Over Annual Training on Big Guns
June 25, 2009 - Sgt. Toby Austin climbed onto his metal perch in the belly of the tanklike "Paladin" howitzer and started punching buttons, lowering the massive cannon for reloading.

LoHud.com: For Lincoln, Shock and Awe in Cold Spring
June 24, 2009 - Green-and-white tree swallows carve paths through the sky above the Hudson River where cast-iron shells once flew before exploding on the opposite bank.

LoHud.com: It's the Sound of Howitzers, Not Thunder, Rolling Through Lower Hudson Valley
June 24, 2009 - The noise sounds like thunder or dump trucks dropping off multiple loads. That's what Edith Thornburg thought they might be when she first heard the "booms" at her Pomona home Saturday.


NewsChief.com: Bartow National Guard Armory Plans Completion of Renovations
June 21, 2009 - The explosion of cannon shells from a Howitzer will boom in celebration of the completion of renovations for the Bartow National Guard Armory. A public open house is planned on Aug. 1.

PennLive.com: Civil War Re-Enactors Highlight Encounter Near Lemoyne
June 21, 2009 - With the firing of a reproduction Howitzer cannon in Lemoyne on Sunday afternoon, a group of Civil War re-enactors made the 146 years since the Gettysburg Campaign fade away almost as easily as the cannon's smoke.

Mail Tribune: Echoes of a Distant War
June 21, 2009 - The Civil War raged across five Aprils during the 1860s. Its tales of triumph, tragedy and glory still reverberate through American life.
 

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by Spc. Chris McCann
Nov. 29, 2006 (Image date: Nov. 23, 2006)
Cpl. Clayton Carroll, a native of Pleasanton, Calif, and a dismount and radio-telephone operator for 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, poses with Ahmad, an Iraqi Army soldier, at a joint U.S.-Iraqi operation in Lutifiyah, Iraq, Nov. 21. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Chris McCann, 2nd BCT PAO, 10th Mountain Division. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.

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RT @JohnofArgghhh Today, something for the Redlegs among us: Hey, it looked good when it left here!... http://tinyurl.com/n63wkq

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HowStuffWorks checks out the M777 and gives a hint at this month’s trivia question. http://tr.im/qun6

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Welcome home Batteries A & C, 2nd Btn., 5th FA and happy Fourth of July! http://tr.im/qbjL

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Have you ever wondered how Civil War Cannoneers aimed their cannons? Find out here: http://tr.im/ptdn

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Home sweet Paladin – read about Arkansas' 142nd Fires Brigade’s annual two-week training mission. http://tr.im/pKk3

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Fire mission! Field Artillerymen from 1-109th practice putting the M777 “giant metal beast” on point in two minutes. http://tr.im/pD0l

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Check out these fast slap firings. Use a lanyard next time, guys! http://tr.im/pl9U http://tr.im/plai

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Members of the 4-14th Marine Corps attending the Cannon Crewman Course fire HE, MAC-charged rounds from the M777A2. http://tr.im/pl80

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“I want to see a direct impact…” USMC Field Artillerymen send M777 rounds right to the target. http://tr.im/p42Q

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The M777, a lightweight version of the M198 howitzer weighs approximately how many pounds less than the M198?


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