Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas Rains adjusts a M777A2 lightweight howitzer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2009. Rains is a cannoneer attached to Gun 1, November Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment. The 5th Battalion is to attached 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, and is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/Released) 091029-M-6237R-009 (4074717195)

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