Two U.S. Army soldiers stand on a M777 Lightweight 155-mm Howitzer.
Two U.S. Army soldiers stand on a M777 Lightweight 155-mm Howitzer as they prepare to hook the cargo slings to CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an airlift mission at Forward Operating Base Fenty in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Dec. 20, 2007. The howitzer will be airlifted to troops in the field.