U.S. Army platoons certify in fire support and field artillery

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Video by Spc. Elijah Magana

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

March 5, 2025 | 4:42

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment provide fire support in their Table XII field artillery certification at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany, March 4-5, 2025. In the platoon-level certification, Soldiers trained to destroy, defeat, or disrupt the enemy with integrated fires and enable maneuver commanders to dominate in unified land operations. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Elijah Magaña)

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(00:00) Title Card
(00:06 - 00:18) Soldiers maintain security in the back of a light medium tactical vehicle
(00:19) Light medium tactical vehicle hauls a M777A2 howitzer
(00:24 - 00:44) Soldiers dismount the M777A2 from LMTV
(00:45 - 01:06) Soldiers set up M777A2 howitzer
(01:06 - 01:23) Soldiers dig spade pits at the rear of the howitzer
(01:23 - 01:43) Soldiers test the placement of the howitzer
(01:44 - 02:01) Soldiers place camouflage net over howitzer position
(02:01 - 02:38) Soldiers react to indirect fire
(02:39 - 02:59) Howitzer crew practices the motions of live fire
(03:00 - 03:51) Crew prepares 155mm artillery rounds for live fire
(03:52 - 04:05) Platoon live fire with the M777A2 and 155mm rounds
(04:06) 25% playback speed of the M777A2 firing
(04:13) Soldier clears howitzer chamber
(04:22) M777A2 firing
(04:26) 25% playback speed of the M777A2 firing
(04:33) M777A2 firing