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Caption:
FORT SILL, Okla. -- A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is
downloaded from a C-130 Hercules on Nov. 19. For the first time,
a HIMARS was flown combat loaded with live rockets more than 650
nautical miles from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., to an assault
landing zone here. The exercise was a joint effort of soldiers,
airmen and Marines. The rocket launcher was downloaded, and ready
to fire in less than 20 minutes. It finished the mission by
moving to a firing point nearby and firing a six-rocket volley of
practice rounds. (U.S. Army photo by Fred W. Baker III)
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