Staff Sgt. John W. Pidgette (left), non-commissioned officer in charge and native of Horn Lake, Miss., examines an array of signal lights used on 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.
Date Taken: | 11.07.2009 |
Date Posted: | 11.17.2009 02:12 |
Photo ID: | 224180 |
VIRIN: | 091117-A-9999S-010 |
Resolution: | 1316x1800 |
Size: | 481.08 KB |
Location: | CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION Q-WEST, IQ |
Web Views: | 55 |
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