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Cpl. Anthony Payton, a field artillery cannoneer with Lima Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, swabs an M777 Howitzer after it was fired during a live-fire exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 30, 2015. This was the last exercise Lima conducted as a standalone battery. - Cpl. Anthony Payton, a field artillery cannoneer with Lima Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, swabs an M777 Howitzer after it was fired during a live-fire exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 30, 2015. This was the last exercise Lima conducted as a standalone battery.

Corporal Alredo Mireles, a field artillery cannoneer with Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M777 Howitzer during Summer Fire Exercise 15, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 13, 2015. The exercise, which spans Aug. 6-17, provides an opportunity for Marines to practice standing operating procedures for coordinating and executing fire missions in preparation for future operations. - Corporal Alredo Mireles, a field artillery cannoneer with Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fires an M777 Howitzer during Summer Fire Exercise 15, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 13, 2015. The exercise, which spans Aug. 6-17, provides an opportunity for Marines to practice standing operating procedures for coordinating and executing fire missions in preparation for future operations.

A CH-53E Super Stallion lowers a M777 Howitzer and its ammunition onto a landing zone aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of a reactionary combat training exercise Sept. 30, 2014. The purpose of the exercise was to build cohesion between and the aircraft’s crew and the Marines on the ground handling the equipment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Olivia C. McDonald/Released) - A CH-53E Super Stallion lowers a M777 Howitzer and its ammunition onto a landing zone aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., as part of a reactionary combat training exercise Sept. 30, 2014. The purpose of the exercise was to build cohesion between and the aircraft’s crew and the Marines on the ground handling the equipment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Olivia C. McDonald/Released)