The CROWS is a vehicle mounted device that is capable of mounting an array of weapons from the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon to the Mk 19 Automatic Grenade Launcher. It allows the vehicle gunner to operate the mounted weapon remotely from within the vehicle reducing exposure to battlefield threats and increasing capability with a suite of sensors. (JS)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Spc. Christopher Perry (seated), a cannon crewmember with 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), adjusts the sights on his M119A2 Howitzer after receiving a simulated fire mission from Sgt. 1st Class Thomas McCabe, also a cannon crewmember with 2nd Battalion 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st BCT, 101 Abn. Div., during gunnery certification training here Nov. 13. The Soldiers participated in a series of tasks to ensure they are capable of engaging targets in a variety of conditions and to reinforce their proficiency with the M119A2 Howitzer. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado 101st Abn. Div. Public Affairs)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Members of Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct gunnery certification training here Nov. 13. The Soldiers participated in a series of tasks to ensure they are capable of engaging targets in a variety of conditions and to reinforce their proficiency with the M119A2 Howitzer. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado 101st Abn. Div. Public Affairs)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Pvt. Steven Morehead, a cannon crewmember with 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), adjusts the sights on his M119A2 Howitzer after receiving a simulated fire mission during gunnery certification training here Nov. 13. The Soldiers participated in a series of tasks to ensure they are capable of engaging targets in a variety of conditions and to reinforce their proficiency with the M119A2 Howitzer. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado 101st Abn. Div. Public Affairs)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – A Collimator (left) and a Lensatic Compass (right) sit in the foreground during 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gunnery certification training on the M119A2 Howitzer here Nov. 13. The Soldiers participated in a series of tasks to ensure they are capable of engaging targets in a variety of conditions and to reinforce their proficiency with the M119A2 Howitzer. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado 101st Abn. Div. Public Affairs)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – A view down the barrel of an M119A2 Howtizer during 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), gunnery certification training on here Nov. 13. The Soldiers participated in a series of tasks to ensure they are capable of engaging targets in a variety of conditions and to reinforce their proficiency with the M119A2 Howitzer. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado 101st Abn. Div. Public Affairs)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. –Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Stalling, a cannon crewmember with 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), checks the accuracy of Pvt. Steven Morehead’s, also a cannon crewmember with 2nd Battalion 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st BCT, 101 Abn. Div., sights of an M119A2 Howitzer during gunnery certification training here Nov. 13. The Soldiers participated in a series of tasks to ensure they are capable of engaging targets in a variety of conditions and to reinforce their proficiency with the M119A2 Howitzer. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado 101st Abn. Div. Public Affairs)