Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Nino, flightline division chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, and a native of Waipahu, Hawaii, inspects chains and hooks attached to a shipping container he and the crew of a CH-53E Super Stallion are preparing to lift out of Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam in the Sangin Valley of Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 3, 2014. Before the last Marines and sailors of Forward Operating Bases Nolay and Sabit Qadam convoyed out of northern Helmand to return to Camp Leatherneck for the final time, the "Gunfighters" of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and "Heavyweights" of HMH-466 provided overwatch for returning vehicle convoys as well as retrograde support. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo By: Sgt. Frances Johnson/Released)
Date Taken: | 05.09.2014 |
Date Posted: | 05.09.2014 04:42 |
Photo ID: | 1326345 |
VIRIN: | 140503-M-JD595-0621 |
Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
Size: | 10.23 MB |
Location: | FORWARD OPERATING BASE SABIT QADAM, AF |
Hometown: | WAIPAHU, HAWAII, US |
Web Views: | 105 |
Downloads: | 27 |
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