The ordnance technicians for Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 “Scarface,” Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, sat and waited for the troops-in-contact call, and when it came, they sprinted through the gravel toward the helicopter landing zones to arm aircraft and get them back into action for combat operations in Marjah.
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Credit: Marine Aircraft Group 40, Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, February 9, 2010
- The first photo shows an ordnance Marine with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, sprinting around the side of an AH-1W “Super Cobra” helicopter during a weapons check here, Feb. 9. The HMLA-367 Marines pride themselves on being able to operate in support of any mission with speed and precision.
- The second photo shows an ordnance Marine arming the Helo. And the final photo shows the helo taking off armed for a night mission.
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***Posted March 24th, 2010