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    A military helicopter crew member is positioned at the open door of what appears to be a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in flight. A belt-fed machine gun, likely an M134 minigun or M240, is mounted at the door opening with an ammunition belt visible. The terrain below suggests a mountainous region, and the aircraft is at significant altitude.

    BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

    11.09.2009

    Photo by Senior Airman Susan Tracy 

    455th Air Expeditionary Wing   

    Staff Sgt. Justin Schramm, a flight engineer on an HH-60G Pave Hawk scans the countryside while on a mission here. The Pave Hawks are used for Combat Search and Rescue, and have been operated by the U.S. Air Force since 1991. Sgt. Schramm is from Eugene, Ore., and is currently stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Here Schramm is working in the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron.

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    Date Taken: 11.09.2009
    Date Posted: 11.09.2009 06:31
    Photo ID: 221688
    VIRIN: 091102-F-9228T-006
    Resolution: 2258x1500
    Size: 1.4 MB
    Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF

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