Corporal Dorian Santana, a field artillery cannoneer and an assistant mortar section chief serving with Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, loads a high explosive round into the M-327 Towed Rifle Mortar Weapon during a live-fire training exercise here, April 3, 2013. Santana, a 22-year-old-native of Phoenix, and is battery are completing this pre-deployment training to become part of the 31st Expeditionary Unit. Artillery Marines bring expeditionary firepower to the fight 130404-M-HQ478-094

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