Smoke bursts from the tube of an M-777 155mm Howitzer as Marines with Sierra Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a fire-support exercise Oct. 5, 2008, aboard Fort Pickett, Va., a Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center. BLT 3/2 was aboard Fort Pickett for their off-site training, the first major training evolution of the 22nd MEU's pre-deployment training cycle. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Theodore W. Ritchie) USMC-081005-M-8752R-307

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