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    22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Conducts Helicopter Assault Course [Image 33 of 37]

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    A military tiltrotor aircraft, identifiable as a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, is landed or hovering low in a desert environment while rotor wash kicks up significant dust. Several military personnel in combat gear are carrying a litter (stretcher) with what appears to be a casualty toward or away from the aircraft. The scene depicts a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) or casualty extraction operation in an arid, sandy terrain.

    CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT

    09.03.2009

    Photo by Cpl. Theodore Ritchie 

    22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, load a notional casualty on an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd MEU, during a Helicopter Assault Course training evolution near Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Sept. 3, 2009. The 22nd MEU is ashore in Kuwait conducting sustainment training while serving as the theater reserve force for U.S. Central Command.

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    Date Taken: 09.03.2009
    Date Posted: 09.07.2009 02:58
    Photo ID: 201791
    VIRIN: 090907-M-8752R-016
    Resolution: 3000x1946
    Size: 3.48 MB
    Location: CAMP BUEHRING, KW
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