'Thunderbolt assassins' prove their lethality in artillery exercise
By Sgt. Jacob Kohrs, 17 Field Artillery Brigade Public AffairsJune 12, 2017
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. -- An M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) moves off of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The HIMARS races to its firing spot, the launcher-loader module moves into position, and the operator presses the button. Within a matter of minutes, six rockets head towards their targets and the HIMARS moves back onto the C-17 to return to its base location.
This speedy maneuver -- a HIMARS Rapid Air Infiltration, live fire mission -- was recently conducted by a HIMARS crew from A Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, the unit also known by the moniker "Thunderbolt assassins". The operation was in support of the 62nd Airlift Wing's rapid mobility exercise.
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