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    Coalition forces prepare Al Qa'im Base for transfer to Iraqi Security Forces [Image 3 of 3]

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    A group of soldiers in full combat gear are boarding or approaching a large tandem-rotor helicopter (consistent with a CH-47 Chinook) on a military airfield at sunset. The foreground features a single soldier viewed from behind, wearing a combat helmet and tactical vest with full kit. The scene suggests a military deployment, insertion, or extraction operation at dusk.

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    03.09.2020

    Photo by Spc. Andrew Garcia 

    Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve     

    U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, load onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as they leave Al Qaim Base, Iraq, March 9, 2020. Coalition forces repositioned due to successful Iraqi Security Forces operations against ISIS, and will continue the anti-ISIS partnership from other Iraqi bases. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrew Garcia)

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    Date Taken: 03.09.2020
    Date Posted: 03.17.2020 09:36
    Photo ID: 6140029
    VIRIN: 200309-A-JY365-1199
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 2.26 MB
    Location: IQ
    Web Views: 131
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    A CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor helicopter hovers low over an arid military base while conducting a sling-load operation, with an artillery piece (likely an M777 howitzer) suspended beneath it. Four soldiers in desert camouflage uniforms are running clear of the helicopter and its load. The setting appears to be a forward operating base in a desert environment.
    A military tandem-rotor helicopter, identifiable as a Boeing CH-47 Chinook, is captured in flight against a bright blue sky with the sun visible in the upper right. The helicopter is performing a sling-load operation, carrying what appears to be a wheeled military vehicle or artillery piece suspended beneath it by cables. The aircraft is painted in a desert tan/yellow color scheme consistent with U.S. Army or allied military livery.
    A group of soldiers in full combat gear are boarding or approaching a large tandem-rotor helicopter (consistent with a CH-47 Chinook) on a military airfield at sunset. The foreground features a single soldier viewed from behind, wearing a combat helmet and tactical vest with full kit. The scene suggests a military deployment, insertion, or extraction operation at dusk.

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    CH-47 Chinook
    Base Transfer
    Al Qaim
    Operation Inherent Resolve
    OIR
    25th Infantry Division
    Iraqi Army

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