Wednesday, April 02, 2008

HOWITZER POWER - A Paladin fires its 155mm Howitzer from Badoush Prison near Mosul to expose enemy movement, March 29, 2008. The Howitzer belongs to Howitzer Battery, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Hood, Texas. U.S. Army Spc. John Crosby

Labels: 3rd ACR, Badoush Prison, Howitzer, Mosul, Paladin, US Army

posted by Pam @ 7:18 AM |

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Target Locked
An M109 Paladin howitzer, belonging to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, fires during a mission at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Natalie Rostek

Labels: 1-10th FAR, FOB Hammer, Howitzer, Iraq, M109, photos, US Army

posted by Pam @ 8:12 AM |

Monday, April 09, 2007

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 submitted 04/08/2007 Taken by Lance Cpl. Christopher Zahn

Labels: 1-41 Field Artillery Battalion, Howitzer, M109A6, Paladin, photos, weapons

posted by Pam @ 6:29 AM |

Thursday, February 22, 2007

A Cannoneer Crewman with B Btty., Battalion Landing Team 3rd Bn., 8th Marines, uses a ramming staff to stuff a 155mm High Explosive projectile into the breach of an M198 Howitzer cannon during a field training exercise aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Feb. 16, 2007. The Marines and sailors of BLT 3/8 are scheduled to deploy as the Ground Combat Element of the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit later this year. Photo by: Cpl. Peter R. Miller, Photo Date:02/19/2007
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Labels: 22nd MEU, BLT 3/8, Howitzer, M198, Marines, photos, USMC

posted by Pam @ 5:51 PM |

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