Rock Island Arsenal
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The Rock Island Arsenal comprises 946 acres located on Arsenal Island, originally known as Rock Island, on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It is
Rock Island Arsenal, Quarters 1 (Building 301)
Union prison at Rock Island, during the American Civil War, circa 1863–1865
Rock Island in the pre-arsenal years, following the Black Hawk War of 1832, with a view of the U.S. Army post Fort Armstrong, circa 1839
Perspective drawing of the prison for Confederate soldiers at Rock Island, 1864
M119 howitzer
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The M119 howitzer is a lightweight 105 mm howitzer, used by the United States Army. It is the American licensed version of the British L119 light gun. The M119 is typically towed by the M1097 or M1152
Rock Island Arsenal
…grenade launchers, weapons simulators, and a host of associated components. Some of the Arsenal's most successful products include the M198 and M119 towed howitzers, and the gun mount for the M1 Abrams, main battle tank for the Army since the 1980s. About 250 military personnel and 6,000 civilians…
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M119 Howitzer as part of a training exercise conducted near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, September 17, 2004
M119 slingloaded by UH-60 Blackhawk
105mm howitzer being fired by A Battery, 2-218th Field Artillery of Oregon