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First Female Artillery Chief

  • Defense.gov
  • March 11, 2020 | 1:53

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Shannon Lilly, with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force, talks about her work as an artillery chief during a live-fire range near Setermoen, Norway, March 4, 2020. Cpl. Lilly is the first female artillery chief and the first female artillery chief to fire an M777 Howitzer. The Marines are in Norway preparing for Exercise Cold Response, a Norwegian-led exercise designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting in a challenging, Arctic environment.

Video by Army Spc. Christopher Brecht