During the St. Barbara’s Day celebration at The Clubs at Quantico on Friday, guest of honor Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, and Col. Timothy Parker, commanding officer of Weapons Training Battalion, receive the colors. - During the St. Barbara’s Day celebration at The Clubs at Quantico on Friday, guest of honor Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, and Col. Timothy Parker, commanding officer of Weapons Training Battalion, receive the colors.
The breech of a M777 A2 Lightweight Howitzer after a five-shot volley during an artillery demonstration by Marines with Artillery Instructor Battery, Combat Instructor Company, Instuctor Battalion, The Basic School on Nov. 28. The M777 A2 can fire rounds weighing about 100 pounds onto targets more than 18 miles away. - The breech of a M777 A2 Lightweight Howitzer after a five-shot volley during an artillery demonstration by Marines with Artillery Instructor Battery, Combat Instructor Company, Instuctor Battalion, The Basic School on Nov. 28. The M777 A2 can fire rounds weighing about 100 pounds onto targets more than 18 miles away.