Brooksfield, Fla. native Sgt. Joseph Beichner, chief for the howitzer crew assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, places a 155mm round back in place after he marks it with his signature. The crew supported the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division during a joint fires exercise Jan. 10. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti, 1st BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-C)
Del Rio, Texas native Sgt. Tommy Coleman, the gunner for the howitzer crew assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, carries a 155mm round to the M-777 Howitzer in preparation for a live fires shoot. The crew supported the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division during a joint fires exercise Jan. 10. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti, 1st BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-C)
Columbiana, Ala. native Spc. Brandon Bishop, the number two man on the howitzer crew assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, performs a functions check on the breach of a M-777 Howitzer. The crew supported the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division during a joint fires exercise Jan. 10. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti, 1st BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-C)
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, fire their first live round in country in support of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division during a joint fires exercise Jan. 10. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti, 1st BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-C)
Little Rock, Ark. native Capt. Alex Aquino, commander for Battery B, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, carries a 155mm round to the M-777 Howitzer in preparation for a live fires shoot Jan. 10. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti, 1st BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div., USD-C)
CAMP TAJI, Iraq- Smoke and dust rise as an M109A6 155mm howitzer assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fires during a visit from Brig. Gen. John Murray, the deputy commanding general for maneuver, 1st Cavalry Division, and Gen. Ayad, the Rusafa area command chief of staff, to Firebase Mayhem, here, Oct. 8.
Soldiers of Team Arrowhead fire high-explosive rounds in March at Camp Taji's Fire Base Mayhem prior to departing for Joint Security Station Istiqlal during the battery's M777A calibration. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
An M777A Howitzer sits in place at the newly completed Fire Base Arrowhead. The fire base, the first of its kind at Joint Security Station Istiqlal, is used as a force multiplier for the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment's mission to support Iraqi security forces in the area. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion "Arrowhead," 109th Field Artillery Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, fire a 155-mm illumination rounds from the M777A2 Howitzer gun at Joint Security Station Istaqlal on April 11. "Patrols are out there watching the areas we put these illumination rounds in," said Sgt. 1st Class Mike "Smoke" Hughes, a native of Danville, Penn., and a cannon crew member platoon sergeant assigned to B Battery. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion "Arrowhead," 109th Field Artillery Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, load 155-mm illumination rounds or "candles" into the M777A2 Howitzer gun at Joint Security Station Istaqlal on April 11. The "Arrowhead" field artillery Soldiers fire the rounds from "Hades 3" to light up the night sky to support the other Soldiers doing patrol missions throughout northeast Baghdad. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion "Arrowhead," 109th Field Artillery Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, load a 155-mm illumination round into the M777A2 Howitzer gun at Joint Security Station Istaqlal on April 11. To fire the gun, an eight-man crew has to work seamlessly together while communicating instructions. The National Guardsmen from Nanticoke, Penn., have been in Iraq for about four months. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
Cpl. Joshua Bohinski (left), from Nanticoke, Penn., and Sgt. James Gillen, from Noxen, Penn., both cannon crew members assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion "Arrowhead," 109th Field Artillery Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, check the ammunition before a fire mission at Joint Security Station Istaqlal on April 11. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
"These aerial denial missions let insurgents know we can reach out and touch them," exclaimed Sgt. 1st Class Mike "Smoke" Hughes, a native of Danville, Penn., and a cannon crew member platoon sergeant assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion "Arrowhead," 109th Field Artillery Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The artillery National Guardsmen from Pennsylvania fire the M777A2 Howitzer on a regular basis from Joint Security Station Istaqlal on April 11. Photo courtesy: DVIDS Hub
By Sgt. 1st Class Christina Bhatti February 1, 2009
Soldiers from B Battery, "Banditos," 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, prepare to fire the M777A2 Light Weight 155 mm Howitzer Jan. 2, 2008 at Camp Taji, Iraq. The "Banditos" made history as the first Army unit to fire the cannon system in Iraq.
By Sgt. 1st Class Christina Bhatti February 1, 2009
Soldiers from B Battery, "Banditos," 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, prepare to fire the M777A2 Light Weight 155 mm Howitzer Jan. 2, 2008 at Camp Taji, Iraq. The "Banditos" made history as the first Army unit to fire the cannon system in Iraq.
An Iraqi Army soldier patrols in a neighborhood of the Al Karradhah district of eastern Baghdad Dec. 31, with support from U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. Under the security agreement, which took effect Jan. 1, Iraqi Security Forces will now oversee all military operations in Iraq.
By Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs October 9, 2008
Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, run out of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Operation Balls Jackson I, Oct. 9, 2008. The artillery Soldiers role in the operation was to set up and fire an artillery barrage in order to deny enemy extraction routes for an air assault operation 10 kilometers away.
By Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs October 9, 2008
A ‘gun team’ from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, brace for the concussion as they fire a 105mm howitzer during Operation Balls Jackson I, Oct. 9, 2008. The artillery Soldiers role in the operation was to set up and fire an artillery barrage in order to deny enemy extraction routes for an air assault operation 10 kilometers away.
By Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs October 9, 2008
Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment prepare for extraction as two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly to their position during Operation Balls Jackson I, Oct. 9, 2008.
By Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs October 9, 2008
A ‘gun team’ from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, brace for the concussion as they fire a 105mm howitzer during Operation Balls Jackson I, Oct. 9, 2008. The artillery Soldiers role in the operation was to set up and fire an artillery barrage in order to deny enemy extraction routes for an air assault operation 10 kilometers away.
By Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Doheny 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs October 9, 2008
A ‘gun team’ from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, brace for the concussion as they fire a 105mm howitzer during Operation Balls Jackson I, Oct. 9, 2008. The artillery Soldiers role in the operation was to set up and fire an artillery barrage in order to deny enemy extraction routes for an air assault operation 10 kilometers away.
Pfc. Lyndsey Dransfield, 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division July 28, 2008 (Photo date: July 21, 2008)
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Lowers, a Sunrise, Fla., native, and platoon chief, 1st Platoon, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division -- Baghdad, inspects a projectile round for the M777A2 Howitzer at Camp Taji, July 21.
Pfc. Lyndsey Dransfield, 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division July 28, 2008 (Photo date: July 21, 2008)
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Lowers, a Sunrise, Fla., native, and platoon chief, 1st Platoon, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division -- Baghdad, poses next to an M777A2 Howitzer at Camp Taji, July 21.
Pfc. Lyndsey Dransfield, 2nd Stryker Brigade 25th Infantry Division July 28, 2008 (Photo date: July 21, 2008)
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Lowers, a Sunrise, Fla., native, and platoon chief, 1st Platoon, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division -- Baghdad, poses next to an M777A2 Howitzer at Camp Taji, July 21.
Photo by Pvt. Sharla Perrin, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division Public Affairs July 24, 2008
Sgt. Joseph Woodson (left), from Ohatchee, Ala., and Spc. Trinity Phomsopha (right), from Van Buren, Ariz., both fire direction specialists with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, verify grid coordinates before directing the fire of an M109A6 155mm Paladin system, July 16, 2008.
Photo by Pvt. Sharla Perrin, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division Public Affairs July 24, 2008
A M109A6 155mm Paladin system recoils shortly after a live fire mission on Fort Hood, Texas. Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division provides indirect fire support for combat patrols as part of a two week training exercise designed to prepare "Greywolf" troops for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.
Photo by Pvt. Sharla Perrin, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division Public Affairs July 24, 2008
Pfc. Jose Hercules, a gunner with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from Miami, Fla., reacts to pulling the firing mechanism of an M109A6 155mm Paladin system, July 16, 2008.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division April 26, 2008 (Photo date: Apr. 22, 2008)
Soldiers of King Battery, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment fire an artillery round from an M109A6 Paladin Self Propelled Howitzer earlier this year from Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Diyala province, Iraq. King Battery, which is close to surpassing the most rounds fired by an artillery battery in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, provides fires support to the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash.
Photo by 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division April 26, 2008 (Photo date: Apr. 22, 2008)
Soldiers of King Battery, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment fire an artillery round from an M109A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer earlier this year from Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Diyala province, Iraq. King Battery which is on its fifth month of a 15-month deployment has fired more than 4,800 rounds, only 400 rounds less than the most rounds ever fired during from an artillery battery in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division April 26, 2008 (Photo date: Apr. 22, 2008)
Pfc. Ian Larson of Melrose, Wis., a gunner with King Battery, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment loads an artillery round into a M109A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer on Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq, on April 22. King Battery which is on its fifth month of 15-month deployment has fired more than 4,800 rounds, only 400 rounds less than the most rounds ever fired during from an artillery battery in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division April 26, 2008 (Photo date: Apr. 22, 2008)
Cpl. Scott Marvick of Dallas, Texas, a gunner with King Battery, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, loads an artillery round into an M109A6 Paladin Self Propelled Howitzer on Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq, April 22. Since joining the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division in November, King Battery has 30 confirmed enemy kills from their fires.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division April 26, 2008 (Photo date: Apr. 22, 2008)
King Battery fires the M109A6 Paladin Self Propelled Howitzers from three different locations throughout Diyala province. Those who live near the battery get used to hearing the earth-shaken "booms" of outgoing artillery rounds at all hours of the day and night.
Photo by 1st Lt. Ted Vickers, Regimental Combat Team 1 May 17, 2008 (Photo date: Apr. 19, 2008)
Marines from Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire an M777 howitzer during a training exercise aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 19. Marines from the battery are supporting a myriad of roles during their deployment with Regimental Combat Team 1 including personal security detachments and explosive ordnance disposal security teams.
Photo by Sgt. Nathaniel C. LeBlanc, Regimental Combat Team 1 May 17, 2008 (Photo date: Apr. 19, 2008)
Marines from Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire an M777 howitzer during a training exercise aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 19. Marines from the battery are supporting a myriad of roles during their deployment with Regimental Combat Team 1 including personal security detachments and explosive ordnance disposal security teams. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by Sgt. Nathaniel C. LeBlanc, Regimental Combat Team 1 May 17, 2008 (Photo date: Apr. 19, 2008)
Marines from Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire an M777 howitzer during a training exercise aboard Camp Fallujah, Iraq, April 19. Marines from the battery are supporting a myriad of roles during their deployment with Regimental Combat Team 1 including personal security detachments and explosive ordnance disposal security teams. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Sgt. Nathaniel C. LeBlanc). Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by: 1st Lt. Jonathan J. Springer Jan 18, 2008 (Photo Date: Jan 17, 2008)
Sgt. Leonard Caliguri, Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and Pfc. Brad Miller, also from Alpha Battery, 2-320th FAR, high-five after shooting a 20-round fire mission during Operation Fulton Harvest, a combined arms operation, in the Al-Jazeera Desert near Samarra, Iraq, Jan.13. Alpha Battery fired over 1,100 rounds in support of the operation, which was aimed at destroying and neutralizing an al-Qaida training camp southwest of Samarra. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by: 1st Lt. Jonathan J. Springer Jan 18, 2008 (Photo Date: Jan 17, 2008)
Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, fire rounds from their M119A2 howitzer at enemy targets during Operation Fulton Harvest in the Al-Jazeera Desert, Jan. 13. Alpha Battery fired over 1,100 rounds in 48 hours while in direct support of 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment during the operation, which was a combined arms counterinsurgency operation aimed at destroy and neutralizing an al-Qaida training camp southwest of Samarra. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by: 1st Lt. Jonathan J. Springer Jan 18, 2008 (Photo Date: Jan 17, 2008)
Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, fire rounds from their M119A2 howitzer at enemy targets during Operation Fulton Harvest in the Al-Jazeera Desert, Jan. 13. Alpha Battery fired over 1,100 rounds in 48 hours while in direct support of 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment during the operation, which was a combined arms counterinsurgency operation aimed at destroy and neutralizing an al-Qaida training camp southwest of Samarra. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by: 1st Lt. Jonathan J. Springer Jan 18, 2008 (Photo Date: Jan 17, 2008)
Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, fire rounds from their M119A2 howitzer at enemy targets during Operation Fulton Harvest in the Al-Jazeera Desert, Jan. 13. Alpha Battery fired over 1,100 rounds in 48 hours while in direct support of 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment during the operation, which was a combined arms counterinsurgency operation aimed at destroy and neutralizing an al-Qaida training camp southwest of Samarra. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Christina Bhatti Jan. 10, 2008 (Photo date: Jan. 2, 2008)
Soldiers from Battery B "Banditos," 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, start their fire mission with the M777 Light Weight 155 mm Howitzer at Camp Taji, Iraq, on Jan. 2. The "Banditos" are the first Army unit to field and fire the cannon system in Iraq. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Christina Bhatti Jan. 10, 2008 (Photo date: Jan. 2, 2008)
The M777A2 Light Weight 155 mm Howitzer made its debut at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 2. The Soldiers from Battery B "Banditos," 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, first Army unit to field and fire the cannon system in Iraq. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Christina Bhatti Jan. 10, 2008 (Photo date: Jan. 2, 2008)
Soldiers from B Battery, "Banditos," 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, prepare to fire the M777A2 Light Weight 155 mm Howitzer, Jan. 2, at Camp Taji, Iraq. The "Banditos" made history as the first Army unit to fire the cannon system in Iraq. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Christina Bhatti Jan. 10, 2008 (Photo date: Jan. 2, 2008)
Newport, N.H., native Spc. Michael Cunningham, no. 1 man, B Battery, "Banditos," 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, checks calibration for the M777A2 cannon, Jan. 2, at Camp Taji, Iraq. The "Banditos" made history as the first Army unit to fire the cannon system in Iraq. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Christina Bhatti Jan. 10, 2008 (Photo date: Jan. 2, 2008)
Newport, N.H., native Spc. Michael Cunningham, no. 1 man, Battery B, "Banditos," 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and Laguna Pueblo, N.M., native Spc. Brandon Tiller, assistant gunner, Battery B "Banditos," Battery B, 2nd Bn.,11th FA Regt., stand ready to complete a fire mission at Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 2. The Soldiers prepare to fire the M777 Light Weight 155 mm Howitzer. The unit made history as the first Army unit to field and fire the cannon system in Iraq. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Richmond, Ky., native and co-host of the St. Barbara induction ceremony, Col. Billy Jack West, commander of the 138th Field Artillery Brigade and Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Wayne Cowan, the senior noncommissioned officer for the 138th FA, posthumously induct fallen Soldiers Pvt. Sammie Phillips and Staff Sgt. Delmar White into the Order of St. Barbara in the Al-Faw Palace at Camp Victory in western Baghdad, Nov. 23. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Elvyn Nieves, 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division and 138th Fires Brigade are inducted into the Order of St. Barbara in the Al-Faw Palace at Camp Victory in western Baghdad, Nov. 23. Due to St. Barbara's association with lightning, she has been invoked for protection against the dangers of lightning and fire, and by association, she became the patron saint of artillerymen. More than 130 Soldiers and guests attended the ceremony, where 21 new members were inducted into the Order of St. Barbara. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Elvyn Nieves, 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Richmond, Ky., native and co-host of the St. Barbara induction ceremony, Col. Billy Jack West, commander, 138th Field Artillery Brigade, Kentucky Army National Guard, tries the "artillery punch" to make sure it's fit for consumption for the inductees. Twenty-one new members were inducted into the Order of St. Barbara during the event, held at the Al-Faw Palace at Camp Victory in western Baghdad, Nov. 23. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Elvyn Nieves, 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
The effects coordinator of Multi-National Corps -Iraq, Brig. Gen. Mark McDonald, was the guest speaker during the St. Barbara induction ceremony in the Al-Faw Palace at Camp Victory in western Baghdad, Nov. 23. "We're fighting a global war on terror," he said. "Your efforts here are helping to keep our country free and families safe." More than 130 Soldiers and guests attended the ceremony, where 21 new members were inducted into the Order of St. Barbara. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Elvyn Nieves, 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 138th Fires Brigade, Kentucky Army National Guard, toast to the United States of America as part of the traditional St. Barbara induction ceremony in the Al-Faw Palace at Camp Victory in western Baghdad, Nov. 23. More than 130 Soldiers and guests attended the ceremony, where 21 new members were inducted into the Order of St. Barbara. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Elvyn Nieves, 113th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Master Sgt. Paul Bishop Nov. 28, 2007 (Photo date: Nov. 4, 2007)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kendric Pipken, Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, pulls the lanyard to fire an Excalibur round form and M777 A2 Lightweight Howitzer at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 4. This is the first time that an artillery battery has deployed the M777 A2 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Master Sgt. Paul Bishop Nov. 28, 2007 (Photo date: Nov. 4, 2007)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kendric Pipken, Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, pulls the lanyard to fire an Excalibur round form and M777 A2 Lightweight Howitzer at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 4. This is the first time that an artillery battery has deployed the M777 A2 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Master Sgt. Paul Bishop Nov. 27, 2007 (Photo date: Nov. 4, 2007)
U.S Marine Cpl. Adam Hill, left, and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Tomaszewski, with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines check a Chiefs of Section Display prior to an M777 A2 Lightweight Howitzer firing an Excalibur round at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 4. This is the first time that an artillery battery has deployed the M777 A2 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Master Sgt. Paul Bishop Nov. 27, 2007 (Photo date: Nov. 4, 2007)
A U.S. Marine with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines prepare a M777 A2 Lightweight Howitzer to fire an Excalibur round at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 4. This is the first time that an artillery battery has deployed the M777 A2 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Master Sgt. Paul Bishop Nov. 27, 2007 (Photo date: Nov. 4, 2007)
U.S. Marines with Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, prepare a M777 A2 Lightweight Howitzer to fire an Excalibur round at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 4. This is the first time that an artillery battery has deployed the M777 A2 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Master Sgt. Paul Bishop Nov. 27, 2007 (Photo date: Nov. 4, 2007)
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Barry L. Edwards Public Affairs Officer, Regimental Combat Team 6 photographs Marines preparing an Excalibur round at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 4. This is the first time that an artillery battery has deployed the M777 A2 Lightweight Howitzer in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. RCT 6 is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Master Sgt. Paul Bishop Nov. 27, 2007 (Photo date: Nov. 4, 2007)
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael D. Hamby, left, Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marines, provides information on an Excalibur round that is being prepared for firing from an M777 A2 Lightweight Howitzer at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 4. This is the first time that an artillery battery has deployed the M777 A2 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp Nov 15, 2007 Photo date: Nov. 13, 2007)
Hopedale, Mass., native Pvt. Shaun Connor, a field artilleryman for Battery A, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, enjoys a day spent painting a Korean War-era M2A2 105mm Howitzer on Camp Taji, Iraq Nov. 13. The Korean War-era field artillery piece is one of many vintage pieces which units have on display outside their unit buildings on the base camp. With just a couple of months left to go until the unit's return to Fort Hood, Texas, Battery A has been working to get their unit area ready for their replacements who arrive sometime early next year. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
Photo by: Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser Aug 22 (Photo date: Aug 20, 2007)
Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Keane (center), a cannon crewman with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, attached to Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, grabs a tool the crew uses to sweep the barrel of an artillery cannon during a direct-fire training mission. . The battery conducted a direct-fire training mission followed by an illumination mission in support of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Photo by: Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser Aug 22 (Photo date: Aug 20, 2007)
Cpl. Fernando Macias (right), a cannon-crewman with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, attached to Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, looks through the sights to ensure Phyxius, an M198 Howitzer artillery cannon, will hit its target. The battery conducted a direct-fire training mission followed by an illumination mission in support of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Photo by: Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser Aug 22 (Photo date: Aug 20, 2007)
A view through the sights of Phyxius, an M198 Howitzer artillery cannon, during a direct-fire training mission. Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, attached to Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, has been providing artillery support for 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion since the start of their deployment to Iraq in March earlier this year. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Photo by: Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser Aug 22 (Photo date: Aug 20, 2007)
Cpl. Fernando Macias, a cannon-crewman with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, attached to Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, looks through the sights to ensure Phyxius, an M198 Howitzer artillery cannon, will hit its target. The battery conducted a direct-fire training mission followed by an illumination mission in support of 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Photo by: Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser Aug 22 (Photo date: Aug 20, 2007)
A Marine with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, attached to Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, checks Phyxius, an M198 Howitzer artillery cannon, before an illumination mission. Phyxius is known in Greek mythology as the god of flight. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Photo by: Cpl. Ryan C. Heiser Aug 22 (Photo date: Aug 21,2007)
Marines with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, attached to Task Force Highlander, Regimental Combat Team 2, man Phyxius, an M198 Howitzer artillery cannon, during a direct-fire training mission. Phyxius is known in Greek mythology as the god of flight. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
A M-109 Paladin from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery sits upon the gun pad ready to fire against insurgents attacking Camp Ramadi. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
An M109A6 Paladin self-propelled 155mm howitzer belonging to Bravo Battery, 1-41 Field Artillery Battalion stands ready on the gun line here. It can fire 96-pound projectiles up to a distance of 24,000 meters in direct support of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, Regimental Combat Team-6, and the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division of the Iraqi Army. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
By Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp Mar. 19 (Photo date: Mar. 13, 2007)
San Diego native Spc. Eduardo Briseno, a cannoneer who loads and fires howitzers for Battery A, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, prepares to load a charge into the barrel of a howitzer on an M109A6 Paladin March 13 on Camp Taji, Iraq during the first-ever calibration firing of the Modular Artillery Charge System in the combat zone by an entire Paladin battery. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Staff Sgt. Jon Cupp Mar. 19 (Photo date: Mar. 13, 2007)
Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment fired the howitzers on their M109A6 Paladins during the first-ever firing of the Modular Artillery Charge System in the combat zone by an entire Paladin battery March 13 on Camp Taji, Iraq. The MACS is a newly refined propellant that pushes projectiles out of the barrel of the howitzers. The MACS will be used in conjunction with the soon to be fielded Excalibur precision guided munition that the Batt. A Soldiers are expected to receive within the next few months. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Spc. Amanda Morrissey Mar. 13 (Photo date: Mar. 12, 2007)
Spc. Christopher Flores (left), a gunner, and Pfc. Chealse McMillian (right), an assistant gunner, both with A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, fire a Howitzer during a live-fire exercise at Forward Operating Base McHenry. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Spc. Amanda Morrissey Mar. 13 (Photo date: Mar. 12, 2007)
Staff Sgt. Clinton Stanfield (left), a section crew chief, Spc. Christopher Flores (center), a gunner, and Pfc. Chealse McMillian (right), an assistant gunner, all with A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, fire a Howitzer during a live-fire exercise at Forward Operating Base McHenry. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Spc. Amanda Morrissey Mar. 13 (Photo date: Mar. 12, 2007)
Staff Sgt. Clinton Stanfield (center), a section crew chief and Spc. Christopher Flores (left), a gunner, verify coordinates while Pfc. Chealse McMillian (right), an assistant gunner, all with A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, loads a round into the Howitzer gun during a live-fire exercise at Forward Operating Base McHenry. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Spc. Amanda Morrissey Mar. 13 (Photo date: Mar. 12, 2007)
Pfc. Chealse McMillian, an assistant gunner with A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, prepares the ammunition for a live-fire exercise at Forward Operating Base McHenry. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Cpl. Alexis Harrison Feb. 20 (Photo date: Feb. 8, 2007)
Sgt. Steven Lucero, an Edgewood, N.M., native and section chief with Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, checks the hydraulic fittings on the 155mm howitzer he and his team man at Forward Operating Base Falcon, Feb. 8. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Cpl. Alexis Harrison Feb. 20 (Photo date: Feb. 8, 2007)
Sgt. Steven Lucero, a section chief with Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, checks out the cockpit of the mobile howitzer his team mans on Forward Operating Base Falcon, Feb. 8. Lucero, an Edgewood, N.M., native, and his team keep the gun “hot” and ready for action around the clock. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Cpl. Alexis Harrison Feb. 20 (Photo date: Feb. 8, 2007)
Sgt. Curtis King from Texarkana, Texas, and Spc. Josh Novian from Thousand Oaks, Calif., perform maintenance on their mobile howitzer after a long shift through the night, Feb. 8. The two Soldiers are part of a team from 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, who stay at Forward Operating Base Falcon to keep their Paladin ready for fire missions 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By MCSN David Quillen Feb. 15, 2007 (Photo date: Jul. 31, 2006)
U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Weber, with Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, rides gunner position for a humvee convoy through Kirkuk, Iraq, July 31, 2006. The convoy is providing an escort for the Iraqi army's 4th Strategic Infrastructure Brigade. Photo courtesy of DoD.
Sgt. Albert Cook pulls a charge from a 155 mm round canister to prepare for the gun crew's of the Paladin, a self-propelled howitzer next fire mission at Forward Operating Base Warhorse just outside of the city of Baqubah in Iraq. Cook is a member of A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry and is currently serving in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Sgt Albert Cook runs out of a M109A6 Paladin, a Self-Propelled Howitzer, to retrieve canisters for indirect fire missions at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, in the Diyala Province of Iraq. The artillery Soldier is a member of A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry and is currently serving in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Sgt. John Grimes carries a 155 mm round canister from the field artillery ammunition support vehicle at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in the Diyala Province, Iraq. Grimes is a member of A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Sgt Albert Cook runs out of a M109A6 Paladin, a Self-Propelled Howitzer, to retrieve canisters for indirect fire missions at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, in the Diyala Province of Iraq. The artillery Soldier is a member of A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry and is currently serving in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Sgt. Jon Cupp Jan. 2, 2007 (Image date: Dec. 28, 2006)
Watching from a guard tower on Camp Taji, Iraq, Lt. Col. Martin Clausen (left), commander, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, and Staff Sgt. David Riggs, a supply specialist with the 410th Quartermaster Company attached to the 15th Sustainment Brigade and a native of Lorretto, Ky., observe a joint operation taking place between Iraqi Army troops from the 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division and Soldiers of Troop D, 1st Bn., 82nd Field Artillery Regt Dec.28 in the Taji Market. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
For the first time durng Operation Iraqi Freedom Rotation 06-08, artillerymen from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment had the opportunity to fire their Howitzer M109A6 Paladins Dec. 7 on Camp Taji, Iraq. The event provided the Soldiers the opportunity to calibrate their Howitzers. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Pfc. Matteo Bonomo, a cannoneer with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment prepares to load a Howitzer of the M109A6 Paladin Dec. 7 at a range on Camp Taji, Iraq. The Howitzer is just one of the many weapons Soldiers will use against insurgents who try to attack the camp with mortar fire. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Staff Sgt. Amin Henriquez, a canonneer and a native of Queens, N.Y., takes a call telling him to ready the Howitzer on his M109A6 Paladin for firing Dec.7 at a range on Camp Taji, Iraq. The Howitzers are just one of many weapons Soliders use to engage enemy insurgents who may try to attack the camp with mortar fire. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Gunnery SGT Michael Q. Retana Dec. 12, 2006 (Image date: Nov. 29, 2006)
Marines prepare to attach a sling fastened to a M198 Medium Howitzer onto a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter in Al Asad, Iraq, on Nov. 29, 2006, The Super Stallion, from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 465, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), will airlift the howitzer to Barwana, Iraq. Photo courtesy of DoD.
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.
by Pfc. William Hatton Nov. 29, 2006 (Image date: Nov. 23, 2006)
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Sgt. 1st Class Gail Caul, field artilleryman, Battery A, 14th Field Artilary Brigade, attached to 1st Cavalry Division, enjoys a conversation with the Honorable Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army, during a Thanksgiving Day breakfast on Camp Liberty Nov. 23. Caul, a native of Waynesburg, VA., was one of several soldiers who spent time with Harvey to share their experiences and offer suggestions to improve the greatest Army in the world. Harvey acknowledged the difficulty of the present mission, but was certain the Army was meeting the challenge daily. U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. William Hatton, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Capt. Dave Norris and 1st Sgt. Thomas Richey, the commander and first sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, present the “Steel Dragon” Soldiers the 1st Cavalry Division Combat Patch, Nov. 5, at LSA Anaconda. The combat patch symbolizes the Soldiers’ deployment to Iraq and is awarded after 30 days in a combat area. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by USO Mike Theiler Nov. 7, 2006 (Image date: Nov. 2, 2006)
This photo provided by the USO shows Film, television star and martial artist Chuck Norris, left, and fellow actor Marshall Teague inspect a 155mm M-109 A6 Paladin howitzer that has Norris' name stenciled on the barrel at Camp Ar Ramadi, Iraq, during a stop on a USO-sponsored tour to boost morale of US troops in the region, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006. Norris and Teague met with service members, shaking hands, taking photos and signing autographs in a week-long tour of Iraq and Kuwait. Photo courtesy of AP.
The command team of Battery A, 26th Field Artillery Regiment, Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, pose with their "Commander's Excellence in Retention Fiscal Year 2006" award presented during the brigade's Retention Awards Luncheon Monday at the Ironhorse Conference Center. The battery shares the title with 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment; 324th Network Support Company, and Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Fires Bde. Shown here are (from left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Gilbert Canuela and Col. Allen Batschelet, commander, both of Fires Bde.; Capt. Albert Bossar, commander, Btry. A, 26th FA Regt.; Sgt. 1st Class Mark Kirkland, career counselor, Fires Bde.; 1st Sgt. Brian Bruce, Btry. A, 26th FA Regt.; and Sgt. Maj. Arlene Horne, retention, 4th Inf. Div. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Malec September 13, 2006 (Image date: September 2, 2006)
Spc. Sunray Spinks (front), a native of Dallas, and Spc. Gustavo Londono, from White Plains, N.Y., both communication network specialists with Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, set up a tactical antenna on a rooftop at Forward Operating Base Scania in Multi-National Division--Baghdad South in support of contingency operations Sept. 2. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by 2nd Lt. Lawton King September 8, 2006 (Image date: September 2, 2006)
Iraqi Col. Monam Hashim Fahed, the battalion commander of 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, assumes control of security at the Abu Ghraib prison from U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stephen Quinn, the battalion commander of 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment. Several hours later, two representatives from the Iraqi Ministry of Justice received the keys to the prison from Army Maj. Gen. Jack Gardner, the commanding general of Task Force 134 and overseer of detainee operations in Iraq. The prison is now officially an Iraqi facility. Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
by Spc. Anna-Marie Hizer August 28, 2006 (Image date: August 4, 2006)
A Soldier with 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division takes a cup of Artillery punch, one of the rites of passage into the Honorable Order of St. Barbara, at Forward Operating Base Warrior. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Spc. Anna-Marie Hizer August 28, 2006 (Image date: August 4, 2006)
Soldiers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, 320th FA stand to be recognized before being inducted into the Honorable Order of St. Barbara at Forward Operating Base Warrior. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Balad, Iraq - Sgt. Gilberto Rivera, an assist fire support non commissioned officer with Task Force Pacesetter's "A-Team," records data for a counter fire mission on a board at his workstation. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Lt. Col. Kevin Milton (center), battalion commander, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, and Col. Laith (center right) director, Iraqi Civil Defense Center and Control Center, gather with Iraqi firefighters in front of their new fire truck in east Baghdad. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – Spc. Edward Panico, track vehicle mechanic, 67th Forward Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, receives the Combat Action Badge from Col. Allen Batschelet, commander, Fires Bde., 4th Inf. Div., during a ceremony July 11 at the battalion headquarters here. Panico, who hails from Westport, Conn., and three other Soldiers were driving out of Samarra, Iraq, in an M1114 up-armored humvee from Kuwait to Forward Operating Base Q-West, Iraq, when an improvised-explosive device detonated 10 meters from the vehicle Dec 27. The Soldiers credit their survival to training conducted before their deployment to Iraq. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
AbdulSalam Sabbar, 6, waits patiently in his new pediatric wheelchair as Capt. Charles Roberts, physician's assistant, 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, shows his father how to make adjustments to it. Roberts and Spc. Christopher McCuiston, combat medic, fitted four local children for wheelchairs during the Q-West Civil Military Operations Center July 17. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Sgt. Maj. Luis Rivera, with the 25th Infantry Division RSO team, briefs soldiers from the 169th Colorado Army National Guard shortly after their arrival in Kuwait. After training in Kuwait, the 169th will push north into Iraq to join the 25th Infantry Division for its deployment. Photo Courtesy of DVIDS.
Maj. Gen. William Webster, 3rd Infantry Division commander, re-enlists Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during Operation Iraqi Freedom III. Photo Courtesy of DIVDS.
Sgt. Emanual Nesbitt, from the 321st Field Artillery Regiment, uses the gun sight on a 155 mm howitzer to pinpoint a target during a live-fire exercise at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
Col. Allen Batschelet, (left), commander, Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, applauds shortly after presenting the Army Commendation Medal to Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Smith, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Bde., 10th Mountain Div., July 1, for his support he provided to the Fires Bde. during their rotation to Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
U.S. Army Capt. Edward W. Keel plays with a child during a medical mission in Radwania, Baghdad, Iraq, June 24, 2006. Keel is the commander of Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery. The unit is working with the Iraqi army soldiers in providing free medical assistance to the local citizens. Photo courtesy of DoD.
by 526th BSB 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs June 16, 2006
Spc. Jason Klimesh, a Ridgeway, Iowa, native and small-arms repairman with Company E, 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, works on an M119 howitzer flywheel in order to bring one of Forward Operating Base Mahmudiyah North’s guns back to full mission capability. Location: Baghdad, Iraq. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Pfc. Brett Myles from the counter fire platoon, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, restacks ammo for the howitzer while working with the Counter Fire Platoon in Mahmahdiyah, Iraq. These Soldiers are one of the most utilized counter fire platoons in the Baghdad area. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Pfc. Manual Cordova, from 1st Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, sights his target using a collimeter (used as an aiming reference for the M198 howitzer), during a live-fire exercise at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment fire the M198 howitzer during an exercise at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq. This photo appeared at army.mil.
Waiting for the guns to fire, Capt. Andrew A. Morrison issued one final firing order during the change of command ceremony for Battery A, 29th Field Artillery, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Morrison was replaced by Capt. Charles F. Harmon III. Photo Courtesy of DVIDS.
Grasping his unit's guidon,Capt. Charles F. Harmon III (left) assumes command of A Battery, 29th Field Artillery, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Vuono (left) presided over the ceremony. Photo Courtesy of DVIDS.
Soldiers of A Battery, 29th Field Artillery, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stand between two Paladins awaiting their change of command. Photo Courtesy of DVIDS.
Lt. Col. Louis Lartigue, commander of the 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, and Lt. Col. Richard Root, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, listen to a caller during a recent live radio call-in show in Tikrit, Iraq. This photo appeared at army.mil.
After receiving the call for a counter fire mission, April 25, in Mahmahdiyah, Iraq, Sgt. Timothy Olsen lifts the rear of the Howitzer and moves it quickly to acquire the appropriate range of the fire. From the time counter fire is called over the radio, the Soldiers of 1st Platoon, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, have a maximum of three minutes to be ready to fire on the target, the quickest time the platoon has been laid and ready to fire was an astonishing one minute and 42 seconds. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
The radio operator, Pfc. Brett Myles, for 1st Platoon, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, relays the measurments for one of the counterfires called in Mahmahdiyah, Iraq. As soon as the counterfire is called the Soldier make an organized and methodical dash to each post in order to be ready to fire in less than three minutes. Photo Courtesy of DIVDS.
Charlie Battery, 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery perform a series of 155mm calibration fires to ensure accuracy in brigade operations. The tests were conducted at Forward Operating Base Courage, Mosul, Iraq. Photo Courtesy of DIVDS.
The 5th Battalion of the 113th FA Regiment organized the Boston Marathon in Iraq, which is sanctioned by the Boston Athletic Association and sponsored by the OLN. The 26.2 mile run was the largest participatory morale and recreation event for coalition forces in Iraq. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Charlie Battery, 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery perform a series of 155-mm calibration fires to ensure accuracy in brigade operations. The tests were conducted at Forward Operating Base Courage. This photo appeared on DVIDS.
Akeel Husseen Abdullah, District Election Office 441 Director (left), Capt. Christopher Ortega, 445th Civil Affairs (right), and 3/320th commander, Lt. Col. Richard D. Root (background) discuss the up coming elections of Tikrit. Photo appeared on DVIDS.
Capt. Matthew J. Miesner, S-5, 3/320th Red Knights has photo taken with a child at a school for the deaf. Miesner meets with a city council member that runs the school. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Charlie Battery, 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery perform a series of 155-mm calibration fires to ensure accuracy in brigade operations. The tests were conducted at Forward Operating Base Courage. This photo appeared on DVIDS.
U.S. Army Sgt. Scott Manning carries away items found in a house during a sweep for weapons and items used to make improvised explosive devices in Baghdad, Iraq.
by Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses Sr. December 27, 2005
U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery train on firing points with an M119 Howitzer outside Camp Liberty in Iraq on Dec. 23, 2005. Photo courtesy of www.pentagon.mil.
Staff Sgt Charles Alexander (front) and Chief Warrant Officer Two John Terry of the 1-9 Field Artillery, 3rd ID operate the RAVEN system, taking surveillance photos of areas in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Sgt. Juan Rivera, from 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, launches the RAVEN unmanned aerial vehicle into the skies over downtown Baghdad, to take surveillance photos. Photo courtesy of army.mil.
A 1st Platoon, Battery A M-109A6 Paladin is engulfed in dust, sand and smoke immediately after firing recently on Forward Operating Base Speicher. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Staff Sgt. Donnie Neal, section chief, 1st Platoon, Battery A, 1-41 FA, sits inside a M-109A6 Paladin before firing from Forward Operating Base Speicher. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Pfc. William Servinski II
U.S. Army Lt. Eric Robinson, right, Staff Sgt. Adrian McGill, left, and an Iraqi interpreter attached to B Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division inspect items found during a sweep. Photo courtesy of www.defendamerica.mil.
A Soldier from Company A, 720th Military Police Battalion, 151st Field Artillery Regiment, reacts to small-arms fire during a patrol in the Al Madain section of Baghdad. Photo courtesy of Army.mil.
Sgt. Maj. Tony Smith, from 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, crosses a rooftop to another house during a raid in the Zafraniyah District of Baghdad. This photo appeared on www.army.mil
Iraqi firefighters from the Rusafa Fire Station in east Baghdad turned over more than 200 rounds of unexploded ordnance to elements of Task Force Baghdad for destruction Dec. 1. The firefighters gave 65 artillery rounds and 143 mortar rounds to elements of 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery.
Capt. Patrick E. Shepherd, Company A, 52nd Infantry Regiment, fire support officer, scopes out the impact area for the Battery C, 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment live-fire artillery certification as Spc. Robert Toretta, fire support specialist, looks on. Shepherd''s fire support team acted as forward observers for the certification Nov. 19 at Q-West Base Complex.
Capt. Patrick E. Shepherd, Company A, 52nd Infantry Regiment, fire support officer, watches as a flock of local sheep clear out of the impact area for the Battery C, 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment live-fire artillery certification. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Soldiers from Battery A, 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment practice firing their M198 howitzers at Q-West Base Complex, Iraq. Photo appeared on army.mil.
by Sgt. Rachel A. Brune
Spc. Robert Toretta, Company A, 52nd Infantry Regiment, fire support specialist, uses a compass to shoot an azimuth to the impact area during a live-fire artillery certification Nov. 19 at Q-West Base Complex. Photo courtesy of army.mil.
by Spc. Michael Pfaff 133rd MPAD November 11, 2005
1st Lt. Mark McCool, a Laurel, Miss. native, coordinates a route with an Iraqi Army senior leader during a dismounted patrol near here. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Spc. Michael Pfaff 133rd MPAD November 11, 2005
1st Sgt. Andrew Freeman, a native of Donaldsville, Ga., leads an Iraqi Army soldier to the starting point where they will patrol with mine detectors to find buried weapon caches. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
The suns sets behind a Stryker manned by the Company A, 52nd Infantry Regiment, fire support team. The team acted as forward observers for a Battery C, 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment live-fire certification Nov. 19 at Q-West Base Complex. Photo appeared on army.mil.
Lt. Col Thomas Kelly, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery commander, shows Iraqi children how to use dental floss Nov. 5 in a rural farming area of Abu Ghraib as part of a joint operation between 1/10th Mountain Division and the Iraqi Army. The project involved one U.S. Army physician, one Iraqi Army physician, two physician''s assistants, and several medics from 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery and 10th Brigade Support Battalion. The care included typical family care services, including preventive medicine. These Soldiers also took the opportunity to hand out clothing, toys, and school supplies. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Spc. Ben Brody
Soldiers from 1-9 FA and Iraqi Public Order Brigade troops interview a disabled veteran of the Iran-Iraq war during an operation Nov. 9 in Zafarania, Iraq. Photos courtesy of DVIDS.
Soldiers from 1-9 FA and EOD load 155mm artillery rounds onto a truck, removing them from a fire station in Rusafa, Iraq Oct. 3. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Soldiers from B Battery, 1-9 FA, raid a house in Zafarania, Iraq Nov. 1. The operation netted two suspected members of Al-Qaeda. Photo appeared on DVIDS.
Command Sgt. Maj. Tony Smith, 1-9 FA, examines evidence gathered during a raid in Zafarania, Iraq, Nov. 1. The operation netted two suspected members of Al-Qaeda. Photo appeared on DVIDS.
Members of B Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery conduct a cordon and search Nov. 5 after an informant provided Coalition Forces with information on the location of a terrorist ring in east Baghdad. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
1st Lt. Clements Gover, 1-9 FA, platoon leader, interviews a disabled veteran of the Iran-Iraq war during an operation Nov. 9 in Zafarania, Iraq. Photos courtesy of DVIDS.
Sgt. Luke Roach, 1-9 FA, keeps an eye on residents during a raid in Zafarania, Iraq, Nov. 1. The operation netted two suspected members of Al-Qaeda. Photo appeared on DVIDS.
by Spc. Ben Brody
Soldiers from 1-9 FA search a field in Zafarania, Iraq, with the aid of a military police working dog, Nov. 1. The operation netted two suspected members of Al-Qaeda. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
By Task Force 1-148 Field Artillery October 20, 2005
Soldiers from the 116th Brigade Combat Team''s Task Force 1-148 Field Artillery line up cars during the local Kashafa''s first-ever pinewood derby Oct. 6 in Hasar, Iraq. The cars were donated to the scouts by Soldier''s families in the U.S. and the Soldiers helped local leaders build the track for the event. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Soldiers from B Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, search a Baghdad home during a raid that netted several wanted insurgents Oct. 8. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Soldiers from the 720th Military Police Battalion, 151st Field Artillery Regiment, encounter insurgents at al-Madain near Baghdad. Photo appeared on army.mil.
Husband-and-wife team Staff Sgts. Yajaira and Deshaun Epps re-enlist Oct. 1 at a former palace belonging to Saddam Hussein. Maj. Terrance Sanders of Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division administered the oath. Yajaira serves with STB and Deshaun is assigned to A Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Soldiers from A Battery, 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division''s artillery battalion, conduct a calibration exercise Oct 1 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Photo appeared on DVIDS.
Army Staff Sgt. Jason Massey, Howitzer crew chief (left) Battery B, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, Task Force Liberty, checks the coordinates on the fire control computer while Sgt. Thomas Hubbard (middle) and Pfc. Kenneth Campbell (right) wait for aditional instructions. The crew simulated loading rounds, checking coordiantes and firing "ghost rounds" to maintain quick reaction counter-fire times. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
by Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Acos
Army Pfc. Robert Waid, field artillery cannon crewmember, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Liberty, secures water containers to the side of the M109-A6 Paladin, the Army''s Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Soldiers from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Liberty, maintain and operate the Army''s M109-A6 Paladin, the Army''s Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer in defence of Soldiers patrolling around Forward Operating Base Paliwoda and several FOBs around the area to include Logistical Supply Area Anaconda, in Balad. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
The Army''s M109-A6 Paladin 155 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer belonging to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Liberty fires a volley of rounds during a calibration fire mission, in Balad Iraq. Photo courtesy of DVIDS.
Capt. Jason Belknap, the Civil Affairs Officer for 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, greets a Taji area council member after delivering a bus to their village. The Soldiers of 4-1 FA and Civil Affairs Team 4 delivered 4,500 girl''s school uniforms and a desperately needed school bus to a village near Taji, Iraq, August 24. Photo courtesy of Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System.
Task Force 1-148 Field Artillery Soldiers gathered for the unit''s first-ever combat dining-in event Sept. 2 at the Forward Operating Base Warrior dining facility. Photo courtesy of Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System.
The 42nd Division Artillery Commander Col. Eugene Dever (far left, partially covered) and Task Force 1-148 Field Artillery Commander Lt. Col. Russell Johnson (left) present Order of Saint Barbara Awards to TF 1-148 Field Artillery Soldiers during the unit''s first-ever combat dining-in event Sept. 2 at the Forward Operating Base Warrior dining facility. Photo courtesy of Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System.
Captain Mark Stoneman, native of High Point, N.C., and battery commander of Company B, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force 1-30, talks with Khalid Ibrahim Khalif Aljaboori, the first and newly elected mayor of Hamrin, Iraq. Courtesy of Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System.
An M109A6 Paladin Self-propelled Howitzwer sit ready to fire at Forward Operating Base Gabe, in Baqubah, Iraq, August 8. Photo courtesy of Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System.
Soldiers fire a howitzer during a live-fire exercise on Forward Observing Base Warrior in Kirkuk, Iraq. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division''s Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Live-fire exercises help keep combat skills sharp during extended deployments. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Spc. David Armendariz, a cannoneer, Company B, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment closes the breach on his 155mm cannon inside a M109A6 Paladin Self-propelled Howitzer prior to fireing, August 8 at Forward Operating Base Gabe. Photo courtesy of Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System.
Staff Sgt. Daniel Bates, Howitzer Section Chief, Comapny B, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, recieves a fire mission on an Automated Fire Control System in his M109A6 Paladin Self-propelled Howitzwer at Forward Operating Base Gabe, in Baqubah, Iraq, August 8. Photo appeared on DVIDS.com.
Spc. Mason Garner, from the 155th Brigade Combat Team, observes the accuracy of howitzer rounds at a training range at Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Staff Sgt. James Smotherman and 1st Lt. Daniel Ciccarelli, from 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, patrol the Monsur District of Baghdad. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Pfc. Adam Key, from 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, gathers a following as he patrols the streets of the Monsour neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, looks upon more than 1,000 sub-munitions and 56,000 fuses found at a factory in Zafaraniya June 5. The crates to his immediate front are armed explosives. Photo appeared on Army.mil.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, look upon more than 1,000 sub-munitions and 56,000 fuses found at a factory in Zafaraniya June 5. Photo appeared on Army.mil.
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Paul Jones, a 20-year-old Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System operator and sentry on the combat operations center guard force speaks over the radio to his fellow sentries. Jones is well-known by all Marines, sailors and soldiers who work here. That''s because they can''t get past Jones without a holler and a greeting of the day. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
SPC Joel De Leon of Battery A, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, attaches the barrel of a .50-caliber machine gun before leaving on a patrol from Camp Patriot. Photo appeared on Army.mil.
Just before dusk on May 28, 2004, SPC Kinere, left, of C Battery 2nd Battalion 11th Field Artillery Regiment 25th Infantry Division (ID), crosses a bridge with soldiers of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corp (ICDC), during a joint foot patrol of the city of Altun Kapri, Iraq for the purposes of training the ICDC to take over the area. The 25th ID out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, is in Northern Iraq in support of the 1st ID. Photo appeared on CENTCOM.mil.
A Soldier from Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), makes some new friends while on patrol near Qayyarah, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division''s 7th Field Artillery Regiment rest and regroup after searching an apartment complex in Bayji, Iraq. Taking the opportunity to talk about shared experiences can help Soldiers work through emotions and ease post-combat stress. Photo appeared on Army.mil.
Sergeant Ryan Hurtado, section chief, gun three, holds up a round for the M198 medium-towed Howitzer. Alpha Battery provides Camp Fallujah and other units in the vicinity with artillery support. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Marines of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, prepare an M198 medium-towed Howitzer for a shot. Alpha Battery provides Camp Fallujah and other units in the vicinity with artillery support. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Staff Sgt. Don Chisum from Bossier City, La., with B Battery, 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery, 256th Brigade Combat Team amazes young Iraqi children with a toy that was donated to the Kids-for-Kids program. Several families received several hundred pounds of hygiene products, towels and blankets around numerous villages surrounding Thineeyah, Iraq. Photo appeared on CENTCOM.mil.
Members of the 1st Armored Division, 4-27th Field Artillery Regiment conduct patrols just south of Baghdad on 23 April 2004. The patrols were conducted to seize unlawful weapons and gather information from locals about IEDs in the area. Family members waved to the soldiers as they passed by and searched through their homes for weapons. Once security has been established the 1st AD will begin helping the locals build schools and other construction projects to help the people in this area. Photo appeared on CENTCOM.mil.
Command Sgt. Maj. Ralph Borja of the 10th Mountain Division congratulates Sgt. 1st Class Michael Carlan and other Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, at their April 5 awards ceremony for rescuing two Egyptian hostages from terrorists Feb. 7. Photo appeared on www.Army.mil.
Sgt. Phillip Pryor, 27, an artillery man, spots Sgt. Kelvin Stewart while working out at a vehicle checkpoint here. Pryor and Stewart are field artillery men with Tango Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1/1. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) is currently conducting security and stability operations here in the greater Baghdad area. Photo appeared on USMC.mil.
Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, balance security with amicability as they make their way through the crowded streets of Baghdad, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.Army.mil.
A U.S. Army soldier with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, stands guard during a routine patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 19, 2005. Photo courtesy of DoD.
Soldiers from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, give Iraqi children treats while remaining alert for trouble in Baghdad. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
A little girl looks for her father in a military formation during a homecoming ceremony for the New Hampshire National Guard''s 2nd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Brigade, at Plymouth High School, N.H., on March 4, 2005. The soldiers returned home from a 14-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo courtesy of DoD.
Staff Sgt. Saua Maiava, from Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, discusses plans for election security with Iraqi Police Chief Lt. Col. Osman Abdulla, near a polling site in Qarah Anjir. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Pfc. John Edwards, from Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, patrols Baghdad''s Hotel District, where recent election posters remain hanging. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Sgt. Michael Saina, from 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, patrols a road in Taji, Iraq. Saina, a resident of Fagatogo, American Samoa, is currently serving his third tour in Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, search for fleeing insurgents near Iskandariyah, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Spc. Joel De Leon, a fire direction coordinator from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, attaches a barrel to his .50 caliber machine gun during a patrol near Camp Patriot, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Sgt. Steve Devo, from Battery A, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, directs his Soldiers from the gunner hatch of a Field Artillery Support Vehicle during a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
by Kurt Gibbons III March 9, 2005
A Soldier from the 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, searches for insurgents who fired at his position near Iskandariyah, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
A soldier from the 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, searches for insurgents who launched mortars at their position near Iskandariyah, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
by Petty Officer 1st Class Brien Aho February 19, 2005
A U.S. Army National Guardsman talks to some Iraqi children while on a foot patrol around Forward Operating Base Lima, near the city of Karbala, Iraq, on Feb. 19, 2005. The Guardsmen from 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Starkville, Miss., are conducting the patrol to interact with citizens and build relationships in the community. Photo courtesy of DoD.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division patrol Baghdad, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Lance Cpl. Jose Santos, artillery maintenance and repair specialist, inspects M101A 105-mm Howitzers at Fleet Support Division''s Strip 4 in preparation of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Through the years of extreme combat effectiveness, the howitzers have earned the nickname "Kings of Battle." Photo courtesy of USMC.mil.
Staff Sgt. Sandy Estrada (right) reads to a girl in a village just outside the town of Qayarah, Iraq, on Dec. 16, 2004. Task Force Olympia and 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment soldiers visited the area to hand out toys and provide medical treatment. Estrada is assigned to the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion. Photo courtesy of DoD.
by Senior Airman Christopher A. Marasky November 5, 2004
Army Spc. Frank Guerra prepares to fire rounds from a M109A6 Paladin artillery vehicle as part of a counter fire mission against insurgents near the town of Falluja, Iraq, on Nov. 5, 2004. Guerra is assigned to Alpha 382nd, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry. Photo courtesy of DoD.
Spc. Nichols, from Battery C, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, participates in a raid on suspected insurgents at a gas station in Buhriz, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
U.S. Army soldiers move towards an apartment complex as they search for weapons or bomb-making materials in the outskirts of Bayji, Iraq, on Jan. 20, 2005. The soldiers are assigned to 3rd Platoon, C Battery, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. Photo appeared on DoD.
U.S. Army Spc. Gutierrez puts items used to make improvised explosive devices into a plastic sack for transport out of the apartment it was found in on Jan. 20, 2005, in Bayji, Iraq. The apartment complex is being searched for weapons or bomb- making materials by members of 3rd Platoon, C Battery, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. Photo appeared on DoD.
Spc. Timothy Smith of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, visits with some students of a school in his company''s area of operations Jan. 12. Smith''s unit renovated the school from the ground up. They also brought in heaters for the school. Photo courtesy of Multi-National-Force-Iraq.
Soldiers from Battery C, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, search a Bayji, Iraq, apartment dwelling for a suspected insurgent weapons cache. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Artillery Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to re-lay their M198 155-mm howitzer at Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah, Iraq, July 29. The Marines are from Gun Six, Bravo Battery attached to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines. The 24th MEU is currently conducting security and stability operations in the Northern Babil province of Iraq. Photo courtesy of www.usmc.mil.
by Lance Cpl. Miguel A. Carrasco Jr. January 8, 2005
Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Golden, a cannoneer with Gun 6, Battery M, 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, carries a high explosive 155mm round, which weights 100 pounds, to be shot by the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 8. During the major part of the Fallujah push, the battery, a reserve unit from Chattanooga, Tenn., shot off 1,742 rounds. The howitzer was made to provide field artillery fire support for all Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force organizations. Photo courtesy of www.usmc.mil.
by Lance Cpl. Miguel A. Carrasco Jr. January 8, 2005
Lance Cpl. Jermel D. Woods (right), 19, a native of Atlanta, and a cannoneer with Gun 6, Battery M, 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, checks the M198 155-mm medium towed howitzer to make sure it is in the correct position during a dry fire exorcise at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 8. During the major part of the Fallujah push, also known as Operation Al Fajr, the battery, a reserve unit from Chattanooga, Tenn., shot off 1,742. The howitzer was made to provide field artillery fire support for all Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force organizations. Photo courtesy of www.usmc.mil.
by Sgt. 1st Class Johancharles Van Boers November 9, 2004
An M109A6 howitzer from Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 83rd Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, sends a round down range during combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 6. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Soldiers from the 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, practice firing the M198 howitzer at Forward Operating Base Endurance, Iraq. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Soldiers fire an M109A6 Paladin howitzer during a section certification and live-fire exercise near the Abu Ghraib section of Baghdad, Iraq. The soldiers are assigned to Battery C, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense.
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment constructed a miniature Fenway Park in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The Marines constructed a replica of the "Green Monster," complete with the "Red Leg" logo in the same Old English letters and pattern as the Boston Red Sox logo. The "Red Leg" logo is based off a traditional Army nickname for artillerymen. Instead of two red socks in the center of the baseball, the Marines put two crossed cannons. Photo courtesy of www.usmc.mil.
by Spc. Sean Kimmons May 26, 2004
A combat engineer carries a confiscated 107-mm rocket back to his truck near Kirkuk, Iraq. These types of rockets regularly attack Kirkuk Air Base. The soldier is assigned to Company B, 65th Engineer Battalion. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Sgt. Sean O''Brien carries an old artillery shell found in a field outside the city of Bayji, Iraq. O''Brien is assigned to the 1st Infantry Division''s Battery A, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment. Soldiers are helping dispose of dangerous ordnance throughout Iraq. Photo courtesy of www.army.mil.
Spc. Kate Waters prepares a weather balloon during a recent meteorological mission to gather weather data for various field artillery positions around Baghdad. Waters is a meteorological crewmember assigned to the 1st Armored Division''s Artillery Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mark E. Bell. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division''s Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 319 Field Artillery Regiment, fire their 105-mm howitzer during a training mission at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense.
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