Firing teams “Gunny” and “Storm” from the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division fire an M109A6 Paladin, a self-propelled howitzer, into the Diyala River Valley in support of Operation Lightning Hammer, which was just underway when the rounds were launched late into the night, Aug. 13. ( Army photo/Spc. Ryan Stroud) Operation Lightning Hammer 53735

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