An artillery crew with the Virginia National Guard 111th Field Artillery prepares to fire a 155mm howitzer at Fort Pickett Monday August 28, 2017. The unit made of of personnel from Virginia Beach, Richmond and Hampton are training on the M777A2 howitzers that the unit was recently outfitted with. MORE PHOTOSVirginia National Guard soldier PFC Jesse Ingram with the 1st Battalion 111th Field Artillery waits for the order to load and fire their M777A2 howitzers at Fort Pickett Monday August 28, 2017. 360 VIDEO Filed under: Daily Press Photographers