Soldiers fire Howitzer rounds from LCM-8 for first time since the Vietnam War
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Damien Boffardi, Commander of 11th Trans. Battalion, 7th Trans. Brigade (Expeditionary) talks with Capt. Claudia Casso, commander of the 1098 Transportation Detachment. Before firing the 1119 Howitzer on a U.S. Army Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM-8) Watercraft, in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 25, 2019. Col Boffardi, who was one of the main organizers of the waterborne artillery mission, would be the first person to fire a U.S. riverine artillery round in almost 50 years. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Travis Teate)