20 mai 2021 : les artilleurs du 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) de la North Carolina National Guard effectuent leur première campagne de tir sur M109A7 "Paladin" après deux semaines de préparation intensive.
Le 1st Battalion "Axehandles" est la première unité d'artillerie de la Garde Nationale équipée de la dernière version en date du M109.

M109A7 "Paladin", 1st “Axehandles” Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), North Carolina National Guard ; 2021

M109A7 "Paladin", 1st “Axehandles” Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), North Carolina National Guard ; 2021

M109A7 "Paladin", 1st “Axehandles” Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), North Carolina National Guard ; 2021

M109A7 "Paladin", 1st “Axehandles” Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), North Carolina National Guard ; 2021

M109A7 "Paladin", 1st “Axehandles” Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), North Carolina National Guard ; 2021

M109A7 "Paladin", 1st “Axehandles” Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), North Carolina National Guard ; 2021

M109A7 "Paladin", 1st “Axehandles” Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), North Carolina National Guard ; 2021

M109A7 "Paladin", 1st “Axehandles” Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), North Carolina National Guard ; 2021

M109A7 "Paladin", 1st “Axehandles” Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), North Carolina National Guard ; 2021

M109A7 "Paladin", 1st “Axehandles” Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FA), North Carolina National Guard ; 2021