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    Canadian Forces, US Marines lift damaged Chinook to safety [Image 1 of 5]

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    A large military helicopter is performing an external lift operation, carrying a second, smaller helicopter suspended beneath it via sling load cables. The operation is taking place over an arid desert terrain, likely in a Middle Eastern or North African region. This type of recovery operation is used to transport disabled or downed aircraft.

    KANDAHAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

    05.17.2011

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    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 CH-53E Super Stallion transports a Canadian Forces CH-47 Chinook during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, May 17. Utilizing a trio CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, with assistance from 2nd Marine Logistics Group's helicopter support team, the Canadian and American team was able to transport the injured aircraft back to its home at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. US Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Thomas W. Dowd.

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    Date Taken: 05.17.2011
    Date Posted: 05.18.2011 02:43
    Photo ID: 403422
    VIRIN: 110517-M-9999D-005
    Resolution: 3264x2448
    Size: 1.9 MB
    Location: KANDAHAR PROVINCE, AF
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    A large military helicopter is performing an external lift operation, carrying a second, smaller helicopter suspended beneath it via sling load cables. The operation is taking place over an arid desert terrain, likely in a Middle Eastern or North African region. This type of recovery operation is used to transport disabled or downed aircraft.
    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are working to recover a downed or crash-landed Canadian CH-47 Chinook helicopter that is partially embedded in sandy terrain. Soldiers are using blue recovery straps and chains in what appears to be a helicopter recovery operation. An armored vehicle is visible in the background, suggesting a coordinated military recovery effort.
    A CH-47 Chinook helicopter appears to have made a hard landing or crash in a dusty, arid environment. A second Chinook helicopter is visible hovering overhead, generating a large dust cloud (brownout conditions). Multiple military personnel are gathered around the grounded aircraft, apparently conducting recovery or rescue operations.
    Military personnel in full combat gear are approaching a large helicopter amid heavy dust and haze, consistent with a brownout condition caused by rotor wash during landing or takeoff. Approximately five to six soldiers carrying backpacks, weapons, and equipment are moving toward the aircraft on a rocky, arid terrain. The scene suggests a troop insertion, extraction, or resupply operation in a desert environment.
    Military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are manually handling a large piece of equipment or ordnance on an airfield tarmac beneath a military helicopter. The soldiers appear to wear Canadian Armed Forces insignia patches on their uniforms. The setting appears to be a forward operating base in an arid, mountainous region consistent with Afghanistan.

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