U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division survey the land to get the proper angles and make adjustments for their howitzer outside Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Hill


U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Christian, with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, adjusts a howitzer outside Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Hill


U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. J.D. Baters, with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, carries howitzer rounds during a mission outside Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Hill


U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division stand by a howitzer outside Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Hill


U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division load a howitzer during a fire mission outside Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Hill


U.S. Marines with Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division fire a howitzer outside Camp Al Asad, Iraq, Jan. 6, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler W. Hill



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