{"id":65663,"date":"2026-06-23T00:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=65663"},"modified":"2026-06-27T18:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T16:44:54","slug":"spanish-artillery-of-the-tercio-de-armada-opening-fire-in-american-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/06\/23\/spanish-artillery-of-the-tercio-de-armada-opening-fire-in-american-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish artillery of the Tercio de Armada opening fire in American territory"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spanish Marine Corps continues its presence in the United States for the multinational exercise Fleetex 250.<\/p>\n

Marines shows a Spanish landing on the East Coast of the United States<\/a><\/rel>
\nA Spanish Navy assault on Vigo with support from Harrier II Plus fighters and helicopters<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

A few days ago we saw here the landing of the Spanish Navy on the beaches of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina<\/a>, where an important base of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is located. Last Friday, the Marines released a series of photos of a live-fire artillery exercise<\/a> in which we can see an M-109A5E self-propelled howitzer from the Landing Artillery Group (GAD) of the Tercio de Armada (TEAR) <\/strong>, the Spanish Marine Infantry' expeditionary force. You can see those images here.<\/p>\n

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A member of the TEAR, on the right, speaking with three members of the 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, during this exercise held at Camp Lejeune.<\/p>\n

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Two Spanish artillerymen from the GAD placing the fuse on a 155 mm projectile next to the M-109A5E.<\/p>\n

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Several Spanish artillerymen from the GAD in the rear compartment of an M-109A5E.<\/p>\n

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The turret of the M-109A5E. Above, we see a Browning M-2 heavy machine gun in the commander's hatch. To the left, we see the M-140 alignment device, used to verify the alignment of the howitzer's rear sight.<\/p>\n

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The howitzer barrel lock. The M-284 gun barrel of the M-109A5 weighs 1.8 tons. This lock prevents the barrel from moving and causing damage while the vehicle is in motion.<\/p>\n

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GAD gunners inserting one of the projection charges into the M-109A5E.<\/p>\n

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A GAD gunner placing a projectile charge in the stowage at the rear of the M-109A5E turret.<\/p>\n

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A GAD gunner loading a 155mm projectile into the M-109A5E. We see another projectile on the ground to the left and three propellant charges to the right. The vehicle has both stabilizing blades already lowered (they serve to mitigate recoil).<\/p>\n

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A GAD gunner inserting a 155mm projectile into the M-109A5E.<\/p>\n

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The M-109A5E at the moment of firing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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