 The Excalibur was fired on Ford Operating Base Frontenac in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. This GPS-guided high-explosives estimated cost of $80,000 was shot from an M777 howitzer cannon by Bravo Battery's 2nd Battalion 3rd Field Artillery Regiment. I'm the M.L.A. team chief, make sure the rounds are right, the powders are right, the fuses are right. Everybody's doing the right thing, so my chief can focus on his job. The 1st Platoon of Bravo Battery experienced this type of fire mission for the first time on the deployment in Afghanistan. They don't get shot very often due to the high cost. They shoot them mostly because they're more accurate, because they're GPS-guided and they want to limit the collateral damage and casualties that can be caused by field artillery. For the combined team ready first in Kandahar Province, I'm Army Staff Sergeant Jason Ragucci.