While the M198 Howitzer which is the first gun to fire the first round down range during Operation Desert Storm heads to the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va., Production Plant Barstow continues forward with processes for refurbishing its replacement, the M777 Howitzer, aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif.'s Yermo Annex, June 23. Doug Van Dyke, ordnance repair supervisor and Robert Pastella, artillery repair leader from PPB reminisce about the days with the M198 was in its prime.
Date Taken: | 06.23.2015 |
Date Posted: | 06.25.2015 16:47 |
Photo ID: | 2029236 |
VIRIN: | 150623-O-DU308-338 |
Resolution: | 3487x2616 |
Size: | 3.66 MB |
Location: | BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA, US |
Hometown: | ELYRIA, OHIO, US |
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