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    'Sweathogs' construct new helo pad for isolated outpost

    SOUTHERN HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

    05.04.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Lisa Tourtelot 

    Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

    A combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 uses a Tractor, Rubber-tired, Articulated Steering, Multipurpose vehicle (TRAM) to lay rock that will make up a new helicopter landing zone in southwestern Afghanistan, May 4. The heavy gravel helps prevent dangerous "brownouts," the clouds of blinding dust generated when helicopters land and take off.

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    Date Taken: 05.04.2012
    Date Posted: 05.11.2012 19:58
    Photo ID: 577843
    VIRIN: 120504-M-NF414-059
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 6.21 MB
    Location: SOUTHERN HELMAND PROVINCE, AF

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