Marine Corps Cpl. Jesse Lopez, a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, waits to fire an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer while conducting live-fire training during Artillery Relocation Training Program at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 28, 2023. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide precision indirect fires. Lopez is a native of Compton, California.

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