VMGR-352 Detachment takes off for MCAS Miramar [Image 1 of 5]

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DWYER, AFGHANISTAN

01.18.2011

Photo by Sgt. Deanne Hurla 

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

Lance Cpl. Matthew Truesdell, a load master with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Detachment A, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepares to manually release bundles of supplies during a section aerial delivery to Marines of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. A section aerial delivery is comprised of two aircraft making a supply drop. Bundles used during the drop are created using thick cardboard pallets and boxes of water, food or ammunition. Parachutes are then attached to the top of the bundles and rigged for automatic deployment as they leave the aircraft during flight. It took the Marines about two hours, from preparing the aircraft to releasing the bundles, to successfully complete the mission. Through teamwork, the VMGR-352, Det. A, Marines continually support coalition forces on the front lines and in isolated locations by delivering the supplies they need in the quickest manner possible.

• Date Taken: 01.18.2011
• Date Posted: 02.04.2011 22:51
• Photo ID: 363789
• VIRIN: 110117-M-5889H-103
• Resolution: 2400x1600
• Size: 286.23 KB
• Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE DWYER, AF