Editing M102 howitzer (section)

== Current usage ==
[[File:M102 Howitzer A1206 Tai Iraq 2004.JPG|thumb|left|102 Howitzer belonging to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery, 39th Brigade Combat Team, in position at Camp Taji, Iraq 29 May 2004]]
While the M102 is no longer in active use by the United States Army, having been replaced by the [[M119 howitzer|M119]], it is  still in use by the [[United States National Guard|National Guard]]. The M102 was last deployed to combat in 2004 by the [[1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery]], [[Arkansas Army National Guard]].  Seventeen M102 howitzers were deployed to [[Camp Taji]], Iraq. The 1-206th FA provided fire and conducted counter-fire missions in support of [[39th BCT]] operations, an element of the [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]]. The 1-206th scavenged spare parts from nine M102 howitzers that were located in the Camp Taji Boneyard.  These howitzers were allegedly captured by the [[Iraqi Army]] during the [[Iran–Iraq War]] in the 1980s.

The M102 is also used on the [[United States Air Force]]'s [[Lockheed AC-130]] gunship. The M102 105&thinsp;mm cannon was modified to be fired from the left rear side door of the AC-130. To accommodate the cannon, the rear side-firing 40&thinsp;mm guns were replaced by the radome that formerly had been installed in the door cavity. That change provided enough space for the 105&thinsp;mm gun to be mounted in the doorway in place of the radome. The gun was first used in the later stages of the Vietnam War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/m102.htm|title = M102 105mm Cannon}}</ref> The latest AC-130J Ghostrider gunship was not originally planned to include the 105&thinsp;mm, but designed with enough spare power and room to mount it at some later point.  The Air Force decided to include it in January 2015, starting installation on the third aircraft, then having the first two be retrofitted when guns become available; M102s will be pulled off retiring AC-130Us and put into the AC-130Js.<ref>[http://breakingdefense.com/2015/01/ghostriders-big-gun-ac-130j-gets-105-asap-laser-later/ Ghostrider’s Big Gun: AC-130J Gets 105 ASAP; Laser Later] – Breakingdefense.com, 27 January 2015</ref>

The M102 is used in extremely limited roles by the [[United States Marine Corps]], primarily for firing salutes.

The [[Malaysian Army]] used the M102 during Malaysia's [[Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89)|second communist insurgency]] (1968–1988) to bombard [[Malayan Communist Party|insurgent]] positions on the [[Malaysia-Thailand border]]. The guns were transported by helicopter to remote firing positions. All Malaysian M102s have now been decommissioned and are only used for firing salute.