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    Alpha Company tank mechanics maintain 70–ton armored beasts [Image 2 of 12]

    Alpha Company tank mechanics maintain 70–ton armored beasts

    COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, AFGHANISTAN

    08.05.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Marco Mancha 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Pawpaw, Mich., native Cpl. Michael A. Haught tightens a loose slip ring for a tank. The 28-year-old tank mechanic with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), is one of 18 mechanics with the unit who work up to 20 hours a day to keep the tanks operable. Haught is also a 2001 graduate of Pawpaw High School and is currently deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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    Date Taken: 08.05.2011
    Date Posted: 08.19.2011 09:40
    Photo ID: 445016
    VIRIN: 110805-M-PE262-002
    Resolution: 3744x5616
    Size: 9.56 MB
    Location: COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, AF

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