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    Lift guns used to train helicopter pilots [Image 3 of 4]

    Lift guns used to train helicopter pilots

    MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, CA, UNITED STATES

    06.01.2017

    Photo by Keith Hayes 

    Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow

    (Left) Doug Van Dyke, artillery supervisor, Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command; points out the sighting mechanism on the M777 lift gun, June 1. He said the crews that rig the sling up to the underside of a helicopter to transport the howitzer by air have to remove the sights or they will break off from pressure of the sling cables.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 06.01.2017
    Date Posted: 06.08.2017 16:33
    Photo ID: 3462128
    VIRIN: 170601-M-TR039-1191
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 14.45 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, CA, US

    Web Views: 18
    Downloads: 8

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