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    Mississippians maintain a hawk's eye view for Q-West

    CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE Q-WEST, IRAQ

    11.17.2009

    Photo by Capt. Murray Shugars 

    15th Sustainment Brigade

    Staff Sgt. John W. Pidgette (left), non-commissioned officer in charge and native of Horn Lake, Miss., and Andrew N. Faulkner, a camera technician from Hernando, Miss., seal the ballonet access port of Q-West's 17-meter Aerostat during an inspection, Nov. 7. The aerostat crew members – all from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, out of Hernando, Miss., and attached to the Base Defense Operations Center – provide a key element of base defense, maintaining the balloon and surveillance 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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    Date Taken: 11.17.2009
    Date Posted: 11.17.2009 02:07
    Photo ID: 224176
    VIRIN: 091117-A-9999S-006
    Resolution: 1800x1143
    Size: 495.87 KB
    Location: CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE Q-WEST, IQ

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