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    Mississippi support troops run gun trucks [Image 22 of 22]

    Mississippi support troops run gun trucks

    CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE Q-WEST, IRAQ

    12.01.2009

    Photo by Capt. Murray Shugars 

    15th Sustainment Brigade

    A sunset backlights the vehicles of 1st Platoon, A Company, 106th Brigade Support Battalion, out of Magee, Miss., and attached to 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, headquartered in Senatobia, Miss., waiting in the Convoy Support Center of Forward Operating Base Sykes, Dec. 1. From left to right are three standard vehicles in convoy escort companies, the RG33 series Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected truck (left), the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, and a Caimen series of the MRAP truck mounted with the Self-Protection Adaptive Roller Kit, designed to absorb the damage of IEDs and shields the vehicle and crew. The Soldier are preparing for a return convoy security mission to Contingency Operating Location Q-West, marking their 34th mission since arriving in Iraq.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 12.01.2009
    Date Posted: 12.10.2009 06:51
    Photo ID: 230313
    VIRIN: 091210-A-9999S-016
    Resolution: 1800x1078
    Size: 451.41 KB
    Location: CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE Q-WEST, IQ

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