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    Soldiers and airmen recover, dismantle damaged aircraft [Image 2 of 7]

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    A U.S. Army soldier in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) pattern camouflage is working with a tan strap or tow line in what appears to be a forward operating base or military installation. The soldier is wearing a combat helmet with protective eyewear and a wristwatch, with a U.S. flag patch visible on the left sleeve. Military vehicles, likely MRAPs or similar tactical vehicles, are visible in the background.

    CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IRAQ

    07.05.2011

    Photo by Sgt. Amy Christopherson 

    749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion

    Second Lt. William Capps, a logistics officer and platoon leader with the 68th Transportation Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a Columbus, Ga., native, secures a pieces of an aircraft that was damaged in 2009, onto a vehicle during a training exercise on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, July 5. (Photo by: Pfc. Amy M. Lane)

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    Date Taken: 07.05.2011
    Date Posted: 07.20.2011 07:27
    Photo ID: 430296
    VIRIN: 110705-A-FE031-003
    Resolution: 1024x686
    Size: 86.64 KB
    Location: CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IQ
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    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms are securing a white aircraft or drone fuselage onto a flatbed trailer pulled by a military heavy-duty truck (appears to be an M915 or similar HEMTT-type vehicle). The personnel are using yellow tie-down straps to secure the white cylindrical aerospace object to the flatbed. The scene takes place on a paved surface in an arid, desert-like environment.
    A U.S. Army soldier in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) pattern camouflage is working with a tan strap or tow line in what appears to be a forward operating base or military installation. The soldier is wearing a combat helmet with protective eyewear and a wristwatch, with a U.S. flag patch visible on the left sleeve. Military vehicles, likely MRAPs or similar tactical vehicles, are visible in the background.
    A military crane (branded 'TEREX') is lifting a small civilian jet aircraft, suspending it by sling straps over a heavy-duty multi-axle flatbed transport vehicle. The operation is taking place on a concrete apron in an arid, desert environment, likely a military airfield. Several personnel, including at least one soldier in military uniform and workers in high-visibility vests and hard hats, are supervising the lift.
    A soldier in US Army ACU (Army Combat Uniform) is kneeling on a white surface and operating an orange electric power drill or rotary hammer. The individual is wearing protective eyewear, work gloves, and a camouflage patrol cap. The setting appears to be outdoors under a clear blue sky, suggesting a construction or maintenance task in a hot, arid environment.
    Three military personnel in U.S. Army combat uniforms are performing maintenance work on a United States military aircraft in what appears to be a desert environment. One soldier is on top of the fuselage using a power tool, while two others observe or assist from ground level. The arid, hazy conditions and sandy terrain suggest a forward operating location in a desert region.
    A damaged white business/executive jet aircraft is shown on a dirt surface, exhibiting significant fire and impact damage to its fuselage midsection. The aircraft appears to have been broken or severely bent at the center, with burn marks, torn metal, and structural deformation visible. A person in military-style clothing stands nearby, and heavy equipment (possibly a forklift or crane) is present to the left.
    A John Deere backhoe/excavator is actively demolishing or scrapping one or more small civilian aircraft in an arid, desert-like environment. The aircraft fuselages, engines, and wing sections are visibly crushed and fragmented across the ground. A vehicle and additional debris are visible in the background, suggesting an aircraft boneyard or scrapping operation.

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