A U.S. Army Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM-8) Watercraft of 1098th Transportation Detachment 1098th Transportation Detachment, 11th Trans. Battalion, 7th Trans. Brigade (Expeditionary) beaches itself to fire a 105mm 1119 Howitzer with Soldiers from Virginia Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment , in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 25, 2019. The flat bottom and shallow draw of the LCM-8 provides a stable platform to fire field artillery in the soft wetlands. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Travis Teate)