11/30/2012: U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) wait for a flight next to an UH-1Y Venom helicopter in Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 4, 2012.
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Credit: Regional Command Southwest:10/4/12
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In the second and third photos, an AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) sits at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan Oct. 4, 2012. HMLA-469 provided aviation support for counter-insurgency operation in southern Helmand.