Cpl. Ralph A. Hernandez (left), originally from San Antonio, and Lance Cpl. Seth A. Peikert (right), from Darien, Wis., landing support specialists with Helicopter Support Team, Landing Support Detachment, Headquarters and Support Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), attach a bobcat to a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion during an HST mission aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March 29. During the operation, the helicopter picked up and transported the 11,500-pound tractor to Forward Operating Base Azadi, Afghanistan, to support landing zone improvements. The HST conducts similar operations numerous times a day to sustain FOBs throughout Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in support of International Security Assistance Force operations.
Date Taken: | 03.29.2011 |
Date Posted: | 03.30.2011 09:28 |
Photo ID: | 384067 |
VIRIN: | 110329-M-HA146-046 |
Resolution: | 2000x3000 |
Size: | 403.9 KB |
Location: | HELMAND PROVINCE, AF |
Web Views: | 196 |
Downloads: | 20 |
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