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    Alpha Company tank mechanics maintain 70–ton armored beasts [Image 3 of 12]

    Alpha Company tank mechanics maintain 70–ton armored beasts

    COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, AFGHANISTAN

    08.06.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Marco Mancha 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Lance Cpl. John McCoy of Ridgeberry, Penn., hammers away at a M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle’s track. The 21-year-old tank mechanic with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), is one of 18 mechanics with the unit who works day and night to keep the only tanks in Afghanistan operable and functioning correctly. McCoy is a 2008 graduate of Athens Area High School and is currently deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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    Date Taken: 08.06.2011
    Date Posted: 08.19.2011 09:41
    Photo ID: 445017
    VIRIN: 110806-M-PE262-001
    Resolution: 5346x3671
    Size: 9.21 MB
    Location: COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, AF

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