Posted: 08/01/2012
Lance Cpl. Cameron McAllister, a cannoneer from Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, pulls the lanyard on the Expeditionary Fire Support System M327 120-mm mortar at Pohakuloa Training Area, Aug. 23. McAllister, a 20-year-old Big Lake, Minn., native, is in charge of preparing rounds and charges and loading them into the mortar. The battery was elected to train the new mortar system for the Marine Corps.Photo by Sgt. Derek Cotton