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    Osprey joins the fight in Afghanistan [Image 1 of 3]

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    A military flight line scene showing multiple U.S. Marines CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters parked on a tarmac, with a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft hovering in the background. A single flight crew member in a green flight suit stands on the tarmac, apparently observing or directing operations. The setting appears to be a desert environment based on the hazy sky and terrain visible in the background.

    CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

    11.06.2009

    Photo by Cpl. Thomas Hermesman 

    2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

    An MV-22B 'Osprey' makes its final approach here, Nov. 6, with it comes the entrance of these new aircraft into the Helmand province. Making more than one bench mark in history, not only are these the first ever Osprey in Afghanistan, they were also the first to be one a ship deployment. After spending time with the Marine Medium Tilt Squadron 263 Reinforced, the birds are now transferred to be a part of Marine Expeditionary Brigades-Afghanistan's aviation combat element.

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    Date Taken: 11.06.2009
    Date Posted: 11.06.2009 14:17
    Photo ID: 220699
    VIRIN: 091106-M-0235H-001
    Resolution: 2250x1500
    Size: 2.24 MB
    Location: CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF
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    A military flight line scene showing multiple U.S. Marines CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters parked on a tarmac, with a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft hovering in the background. A single flight crew member in a green flight suit stands on the tarmac, apparently observing or directing operations. The setting appears to be a desert environment based on the hazy sky and terrain visible in the background.
    A military personnel member in tan/desert camouflage uniform stands on a sandy desert surface near a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The scene is heavily obscured by a dust cloud or brownout condition, likely generated by the aircraft's rotors. The individual appears to be a ground crew member or marshal monitoring the aircraft operations.
    Two Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft are parked on a desert airfield tarmac with rotors in the horizontal (airplane mode) position. The setting appears to be a arid/desert military air base, likely in the Middle East, based on the sandy terrain and hazy horizon. Metal structural components are visible in the foreground on a wooden pallet.

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