Artillery has been for a very long time one of the best ways to fight the enemy from very far away. The ability to strike from a safe distance is a godsend for soldiers, as it gives them the ability ...
The US Marine Corps is no stranger to firing live ordnance as part of training, but it had been years — more than 70, according to one US official — since Marines had fired artillery over a stretch of ...
Marines fire an M777 Howitzer during a training exercise. (Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers/Marine Corps) Metal shrapnel from an exploding artillery shell fell and damaged a California Highway Patrol ...
The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday’s ...