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    From Flatlined to Flyable: 1109th TASMG brings new life to battle damaged helicopters [Image 2 of 6]

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    A military service member in camouflage uniform and olive drab t-shirt is kneeling on a hangar floor performing maintenance on an aircraft's landing gear assembly. The individual is using a white cloth or rag to clean or inspect components near the wheel and strut area. The setting is an indoor aircraft maintenance hangar with tool carts and equipment visible in the background.

    GROTON, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES

    06.22.2021

    Photo by Timothy Koster 

    Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office

    U.S. Army Cpl. Nathaniel Rice, a CH-47 Chinook Mechanic, performs maintenance on the aft landing gear of a helicopter that was battle damaged from a hard landing while serving in Iraq in the maintenance bay of the Connecticut National Guard's 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group in Groton, Conn. June 22, 2021. The TASMG recovered this helicopter from Kuwait and performed a complete overhaul of the aircraft in order to get it back into the Army's operational fleet.

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    Date Taken: 06.22.2021
    Date Posted: 07.07.2021 11:20
    Photo ID: 6723351
    VIRIN: 062221-A-UQ901-014
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 10.73 MB
    Location: GROTON, CONNECTICUT, US

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