Ordnance Marines give Cobras their fangs in Afghanistan [Image 5 of 5]

COMBAT OUTPOST OUELLETTE, AFGHANISTAN

04.17.2011

Photo by Cpl. Samantha H. Arrington 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

Sgt. Veronica L. Ortega, an aviation ordnance technician for Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, loads an AGM-114 Hellfire missile onto AH-1W Cobra at a new forward arming refueling point at Combat Outpost Ouellette in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 17. "We were reloading an aircraft that was going back out into the fight," said Ortega, a native of Stratford, Texas. The forward arming refueling point was recently constructed at the combat outpost to enable 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) to better support Marines and other coalition troops operating near Sangin, Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 04.17.2011
• Date Posted: 04.19.2011 13:54
• Photo ID: 391730
• VIRIN: 110417-M-MF699-005
• Resolution: 4080x2720
• Size: 758.33 KB
• Location: COMBAT OUTPOST OUELLETTE, AF