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    Mix of Marines Accomplishes Logistical Mission [Image 1 of 3]

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    Two individuals are performing mechanical maintenance or repair work on a large piece of equipment, likely a military vehicle, given the tan/desert-colored metal structure. One person is lying on their side in a confined access space, using a wrench or tool to work on internal components, while a second person assists from outside. The work appears physically demanding and is being conducted in tight quarters.

    TAQADDUM, IRAQ

    10.09.2006

    Photo by Sgt. Ben Eberle 

    1st Marine Logistics Group

    On Sept 27 a couple of heavy-equipment mechanics with Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5-2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), work together to repair the boom cylinder on the arm of a 25-ton crane. Lance Cpl. Nate E. Glodjo (left), a 21-year-old from Glasgow, Ky., and Lance Cpl. Erik M. Winkelkotter, a 20-year-old from Seattle, were nearing the end of an 18-hour shift. Combat Logistics Battalion 5-2 is made up of Marines and sailors from 56 separate battalions, active and reserve, representing each of the three Marine Expeditionary Forces and Marine Forces Reserve. Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 5-2, 1st Marine Logistics Group is deployed with I MEF (FWD) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ben Eberle)

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    Date Taken: 10.09.2006
    Date Posted: 10.09.2006 03:36
    Photo ID: 31438
    VIRIN: 060927-M-1588E-001
    Resolution: 3504x2336
    Size: 338.95 KB
    Location: TAQADDUM, IQ

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