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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, prepare to fire their 155 mm Howitzer M198 at gun placement No. 3" at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit
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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, load a round into their 155 mm Howitzer M198, at gun placement No. 3" at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, set up camouflaged netting over their 155 mm Howitzer M198 gun placement at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit
A wide-angle view showing 155 mm Howitzer M198 battery assigned to the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, sets up camouflaged netting over the 155 mm Howitzer M198 gun placement No. 3" at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit. Pictured left-to-right: Corporal (CPL) Segovia, Gun CHIEF; CPL Buena; and CPL Chen
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, pose for a group photo after a successful live fire mission using their 155 mm Howitzer M198, at gun placement No. 3" at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit
US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Ho, assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, sets up camouflaged netting over the 155 mm Howitzer M198 gun placement No. 3" at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Fox Battery, attached to 2/3 Weapons Company, prepare to set up their 155 mm Howitzer M198 battery at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit
US Marine Corps (USMC) 155 mm Howitzer M198 guns attached to Fox Battery, 2/3 Weapons Company, are fired during a live fire mission at Su Song Ri, Republic of Korea (ROK), while participating in the Amphibious Ready Group Exercise 2004 (ARGEX 04). The Exercise is jointly conducted between the USMC and the US Navy (USN) to familiarize each other with the techniques, tactics, and procedures associated with a Special Operations Capable Unit
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Su Song Ri
Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)
Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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