Visiting Now Zad

FORWARD OPERATING BASE NOW ZAD, AFGHANISTAN

05.05.2009

Photo by 1st Lt. Stewart Coles 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command

CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 prepare to land May 5, in the district of Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan. HMH-362, part of the aviation combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Afghanistan, recently redeployed from Iraq to Afghanistan to support counterinsurgency operations here. SPMAGTF-A's mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations, with a focus on training and mentoring the Afghan national police.

• Date Taken: 05.05.2009
• Date Posted: 05.07.2009 01:01
• Photo ID: 170258
• VIRIN: 090507-M-9133C-001
• Resolution: 3200x2400
• Size: 655.36 KB
• Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE NOW ZAD, AF