Photo By Staff Sgt. Anne Henry | Marines observe as a U.S. Army M-109 A-6 Paladin fires July 25 during the Korean...... read more read more
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The Paladin is a self-propelled Howitzer cannon similar to the M-777 Howitzer the Marines are used to working with. The Marines have called in targets and controlled the rate of fire from the Paladins during the training at Nightmare Range.
“12th Marines is controlling the targets and guns.” Said Army Cpt. James Simmons, commanding officer of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment. “We are making it possible for them to control the guns on both sides.”
The exercise allowed the Marines to see how the Army trains and gave them a different perspective on a side of training that they normally would not get to see.
“The Marines here today got to see a different side of things.” said Cpl. Devin E. Greer, a radar technician with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. “We usually only get to see the impact of what these guns do. Today, we got to see how they operate.”
The Marines were given classes by the Army on how the Paladin functions and were allowed to pull the lanyard which fires the projectile.
“This is the first time we have ever worked with the Marines” said Army Sgt. Jared Martin, an artillery cannon crewmember with the Battery. “We both have experiences that we can share with each other and learn from.”
The Paladins were firing in support of the fire and maneuver course which the ROK and U.S. Marines were conducting on Nightmare Range. The fire from the Army’s Paladins helped simulate a combined arms exercise and contributed to realistic training.
| Date Taken: | 07.25.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.29.2012 00:03 |
| Story ID: | 92311 |
| Location: | NIGHTMARE RANGE, BUSAN GWANG'YEOGSI [PUSAN-KWANGYOKSHI], KR |
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