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Lance Cpl. Ramon Sapien, a Dallas native and AH-1W Super Cobra mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts routine phase maintenance on a rotor engine to an AH-1W Super Cobra aboard USS Iwo Jima, Dec. 7, 2012. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is currently in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Since deploying in March, they have supported a variety of missions in the U.S. Central, Africa and European Commands, assisted the Navy in safeguarding sea lanes, and conducted various bilateral and unilateral training events in several countries in the Middle East and Africa. The Cobras, along with UH-1N Hueys, make up the "Skid" detachment for VMM-261 (Rein) and are originally from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tucker S. Wolf/Released)
| Date Taken: | 12.07.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 12.08.2012 11:07 |
| Photo ID: | 797094 |
| VIRIN: | 121207-M-TK324-009 |
| Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
| Size: | 1.03 MB |
| Location: | USS IWO JIMA, AT SEA |
| Web Views: | 511 |
| Downloads: | 14 |
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