Preparing the breach. KIRKUSH MILITARY TRAINING BASE, Iraq -- A jundi, Arabic for soldier, with 105th Field Artillery Regiment, 5th Iraqi Army Division, cleans the breach of his M198 155mm howitzer during a dry-fire crew drill at Kirkush Military Training Base, Diyala province, Iraq, May 19, 2011. Individual sections of 105th FA Regt. synced their efforts and conducted a dry-fire mission that included forward observers, fire direction operators, and gun crews working together and sharing information to place effect fire upon a target. ( Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N P

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Preparing the breach. KIRKUSH MILITARY TRAINING BASE, Iraq -- A jundi, Arabic for soldier, with 105th Field Artillery Regiment, 5th Iraqi Army Division, cleans the breach of his M198 155mm howitzer during a dry-fire crew drill at Kirkush Military Training Base, Diyala province, Iraq, May 19, 2011. Individual sections of 105th FA Regt. synced their efforts and conducted a dry-fire mission that included forward observers, fire direction operators, and gun crews working together and sharing information to place effect fire upon a target. ( Army photo by Sgt. David Strayer, 109th MPAD, USD-N PAO) Preparing the breach by United States Forces - Iraq (Inactive)

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