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    Task Force Leatherneck commanding general bids farewell to RCT-5 Marines and sailors [Image 13 of 13]

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    A group of U.S. Marines in desert combat uniforms and full tactical gear are approaching a Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with rotors spinning on a desert airfield. The aircraft belongs to VMM-365, a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron, with tail number 6740 clearly visible. The arid, sandy environment and desert camouflage uniforms suggest a deployment in a Middle Eastern or similarly hot, dry region.

    CAMP DWYER, AFGHANISTAN

    07.26.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, the commanding general of Task Force Leatherneck, 1st Marine Division (Forward), and his staff board an MV-22 Osprey after a tour of the base here, July 26, 2012. During the visit, Berger bid farewell and passed on his thanks to Regimental Combat Team 5, before receiving a final brief on the state of the battlespace from Col. Roger B. Turner Jr., the commanding officer of RCT-5, and his staff. Berger also toured the base and viewed a demonstration of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, armed by Marines of 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment.

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    Date Taken: 07.26.2012
    Date Posted: 07.27.2012 02:47
    Photo ID: 633294
    VIRIN: 120726-M-PH863-016
    Resolution: 5379x3586
    Size: 2.75 MB
    Location: CAMP DWYER, AF
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