A Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to transport an M777A2 towed 155 mm howitzer at Forward Operating Base Lightning,

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A Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to transport an M777A2 towed 155 mm howitzer at Forward Operating Base Lightning, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2014, as part of retrograde operations for closing the base. and international forces in 2013 began the process of drawing down assets in Afghanistan ahead of the eventual transition to handing over Afghan security to Afghan forces.

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