M119 Howitzer crewmembers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Platoon, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, fire a high explosive round from Combat Outpost Wilderness, Waze Zadran district, Sept. 16. Artillery support of coalition ground troops provides immense and immediate firepower when needed to combat insurgent attacks or reduce enemy capabilities.