The term “Brass Monkey” has been used in pop-culture references like the Beastie Boys' song, but the real meaning comes from which piece of cannon-related equipment?
Photo by 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs March 10, 2008 (Photo date: Feb. 25, 2008)
Pvt. 2nd Class Corey Rodriguez, 22, of Virginia Beach, Va., deployed with Charlie Company 3rd Battalion 321st Field Artillery Regiment, pulls the lanyard on the M777 A2 during the first firing of the Army's new GPS-guided Excalibur Round in Afghanistan at Camp Blessing, on Feb. 25. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs March 10, 2008 (Photo date: Feb. 25, 2008)
Staff Sgt. Jamare Cousar, 30, of Newbourgh, N.Y., (left) and Staff Sgt. Darius Scott, 36, of Sumter, S.C., (right) both deployed with Charlie Company 3rd Battalion 321st Field Artillery Regiment, inspect the Army's new GPS-guided Excalibur round before firing it for the first time in Afghanistan, at Camp Blessing on Feb. 25. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Spc. Eric Jungels Oct. 4, 2006 (Image date: Oct. 1, 2006)
NANGALAM, Afghanistan - Sgt. Jan Reiersen, a Soldier from 4/25 Field Artillery, carries a charge-7 red bag, a propellant used to power 155mm shells down range, during a fire mission out of Camp Blessing. Reiersen is an assistant gunner and ammo team chief, and is part of a group supporting ongoing offensive operations against anti-coalition forces in north-eastern Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace signs a message on a munition, after seeing a howitzer demo from the 4th Brigade, 25th Field Artillery Regiment unit in Camp Salerno, Afghanistan, July 28, 2006. Photo courtesy of DoD.
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), fire a howitzer during their deployment in Afghanistan. The unit''s outstanding performance of duty during combat operations in Afghanistan was cited in its winning of the 2005 Phoenix Trophy, the Department of Defense''s highest maintenance award. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
Spc. Joseph Monteiro, a Rhode Island National Guard Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, patrols the market district of Husseiniya, Iraq. Photo appeared on defendamerica.com.
Sgt. Tonny R. Seals Sr., Mississippi Army National Guard, stops to chat with a local boy while on patrol in the hills surrounding Kabul. Seals is part of the 1/114th field artillery unit now serving as force protection in Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of army.mil.
Army 1st Lt. Greg Baker (right) listens as the village elder talks to him through an interpreter in the town of Zaker-e Sharif, Afghanistan, on Aug. 18, 2005. Baker is attached to the Army''s 3rd Battalion Field Artillery. Photo courtesy of DoD.
Kabul - Two Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to fire the D-30 Howitzer during a recent annual training exercise. One soldier determines the aiming point, while the other soldier watches crew members prepare ammunition for loading. The soldiers are part of the 4th Combat Support Kandak (Battalion), 3rd Brigade, of the ANA''s 201st Corps. Photo appeared on CENTCOM.mil.
In a 20-day mission in northern Kandahar Province, Combined Task Force Bayonet forces engaged Taliban forces in some of the fiercest fighting seen this year. Led by the 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, coalition forces kicked off the military operation known as Diablo Reach Back June 7 in the rugged, mountainous terrain of Shah Wali Kot district. Photo appeared on CENTCOM.mil.
Pfc. Trevor Pease, the youngest Soldier in the 25th Division Artillery, lights a candle representing the future at the Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Base Chapel on Forward Operating Base Salerno near Khowst, Afghanistan. Photo appeared on Army.mil.
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, secure their area during a stop in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
FOB ORGUN-E, Afghanistan - Medal of Honor recipient Gary Littrell tells Soldiers from Delta Battery, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173d, about the old 173d patch he wore when he was an enlisted Soldier. Delta Battery Soldiers presented Littrell and the three other recipients with the rounds from the Howitzer that they shot as a token of their appreciation for visiting the remote base. Photo appeared on CFC-a-Centcom.mil.
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Hamilton from 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., organize medical supplies before participating in a coalition medical exchange in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan, on April 28, 2005. The 3rd Battalion 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment are deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo appeared on CENTCOM.mil.
2nd Lt. Edward Harrison, the fire direction officer for Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, shares smiles with a village elder during a patrol through the Shawli Kot District of southern Afghanistan. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Sgt. Miguel Puga, a gunner from Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, near Forward Operating Base Tiger, Afghanistan, sights an M-119/A2 howitzer during his gunner''s test. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, settle down in their new home at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E in southeastern Afghanistan, formerly occupied by Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Soldiers from Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, patrol the Shawli Kot District of southern Afghanistan. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
U.S. Army soldiers of Fox Battery, 7th Field Artillery, fire a 155-mm M198 Towed Howitzer during an artillery training exercise near Khowst, Afghanistan, on Jan. 9, 2005. The Fox battery soldiers are using the training opportunity to hone their ability to provide destructive, suppressive and protective indirect and direct field artillery fires with the howitzer. Photo courtesy of DoD.
A CH-47D Chinook helicopter lifts a cargo net stacked with field artillery ammunition at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan on Oct. 9, 2004. The Chinook will fly the ammunition to Marines at Forward Operating Base Lwara, Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of DoD.
Soldiers from Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, put the finishing touches on a snowman at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, after a foot of snow fell. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Col. Timothy D. Polles and Command Sgt. Maj. William Rich roll up the 135th Field Artillery Brigade's colors to signify the end of the unit''s mission as the headquarters element of Task Force Guardian. Photo appeared on army.mil.
Soldiers from the 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), position an M119 howitzer near Forward Operating Base Cobra during Operation Crackdown in Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), roll their M119 howitzer into firing position near Forward Operating Base Cobra. The artillerymen are supporting soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment who are participating in Operation Crackdown in Afghanistan. Photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Soldiers from the 37th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division, sharpen their firing skills with an M119 howitzer during a training exercise near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Sgt. Miguel Puga, seated, and Pfc. Joseph Pederson, fire a 105-mm howitzer during a live-fire exercise on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division''s Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment. Live-fire exercises keep the infantrymen''s combat skills sharp during extended deployments such as Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
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