In this monthly newsletter called The Salvo, are the key stories and photos for the Army's arsenal at Watervliet, for February 2017. The key story is about the value that Foreign Military Sales have on the retention of critical manufacturing skills for Army-owned and -operated arsenals. The cover picture: Australian Army Reserve Gunner Michael Lews of the 5th/11th Light Battery and Bombardier Michael Hawkins and Lance Bombardier James Iles-Fealy of the 3rd Light Battery rehearse their 81mm mortar drills during Exercise Hamel 2014 at the Townsville Field Training Area. The Reservists

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In this monthly newsletter called The Salvo, are the key stories and photos for the Army's arsenal at Watervliet, for February 2017. The key story is about the value that Foreign Military Sales have on the retention of critical manufacturing skills for Army-owned and -operated arsenals. The cover picture: Australian Army Reserve Gunner Michael Lews of the 5th/11th Light Battery and Bombardier Michael Hawkins and Lance Bombardier James Iles-Fealy of the 3rd Light Battery rehearse their 81mm mortar drills during Exercise Hamel 2014 at the Townsville Field Training Area. The Reservists are a members of Battlegroup Cannon which consists of personnel from Queensland’s 11th Brigade and the 13th Brigade based in Perth.

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