Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Photos for the Day - August 04, 2009

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HELICOPTER'S HOWITZER
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter sling loads a M777 lightweight howitzer to a forward operating base in Spin Buldak in southeastern Afghanistan, August 2, 2009. The howitzer is one of many being relocated to Spin Buldak to support U.S. forces
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aubree Rundle

.................................. EVACUATION RUSH
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Simon Trujillo runs for cover as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to take off during the air evacuation of an Afghan boy in the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 30, 2009
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg

DROP OFF ................................................................
A pair of UH1-H medical evacuation helicopters wait for their crew members to return after dropping off a casualty at a battalion aid station on Forward Operating Base Diamondback, Mosul, Iraq, July 31, 2009
84- U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Carmichael Yepez


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God bless the men and women who work with or fly these wonderful machines in the service of their country.
Thank you all…
AubreyJ………

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