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Sergeant James Norman, an instructor 10th Marine Regiment’s Artillery Assistant Gunners and Gunners Course, teaches the functions of a gunner’s quadrant Nov. 6, 2015, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The month-long course trains Marines to transition from basic field artillery cannoneers to assistant gunners and gunners within their gun sections. - Sergeant James Norman, an instructor 10th Marine Regiment’s Artillery Assistant Gunners and Gunners Course, teaches the functions of a gunner’s quadrant Nov. 6, 2015, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The month-long course trains Marines to transition from basic field artillery cannoneers to assistant gunners and gunners within their gun sections.

Field artillery cannoneers train, become proficient gunners

Twenty-five field artillery cannoneers with 10th Marine Regimentmade the transformation into assistant gunners and gunners ready to operate aM777A2 Howitzer by taking part in the Artillery Assistant Gunners and GunnersCourse in November at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.According to MCWP 3-16.1 ArtilleryOperations, "the mission of artillery is

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