(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Digital Visual Information Distribution System Logo

    Crew Chiefs 'Paint Pictures' for Pilots [Image 1 of 5]

    Issued by: on

    VIRIN:
    Date Created:
    City:
    State:
    Country:
    A U.S. Army soldier in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) stands on a concrete surface near what appears to be a military installation, handling cables or cords connected to what appears to be a helicopter rotor blade visible at the top of the frame. The soldier is wearing sunglasses and tan combat boots, consistent with a desert deployment environment. The background features concrete T-wall barriers typical of forward operating bases in the Middle East.

    JOINT BASE BALAD, IRAQ

    05.14.2010

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Lowry 

    Task Force 38

    Army Spc. Tim Matthews, a C Company, 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, wraps a rope around his arm to begin a pre-flight inspection on Friday, May 14. Matthews, who deployed in support of Operation Iraq Freedom, is from Seattle, and he has flown more than 380 combat hours while in Iraq on his first deployment.

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 05.14.2010
    Date Posted: 05.19.2010 05:08
    Photo ID: 280452
    VIRIN: 100514-A-9991L-002
    Resolution: 628x1010
    Size: 309.98 KB
    Location: JOINT BASE BALAD, IQ

    Web Views: 85
    Downloads: 6

    PUBLIC DOMAIN