Politics & Government

Camp Pendleton Unit Sets Long-Distance Kill Record

Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, set a record for the longest lethal artillery strike in Marine Corps history, the Marine Corps Times reports.

A Camp Pendleton artillery unit killed Taliban fighters from more than 22 miles away—a record for the Marine Corps, the Marine Corps Times Reports.

The Marines used Raytheon Missile System's Excalibur round.

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