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    Marines on Patrol for Operation Defeat Al Qaida in the North [Image 1 of 2]

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    A military helicopter, identifiable as a CH-46 Sea Knight tandem-rotor aircraft, hovers low over a desert terrain, generating a large dust cloud (brownout condition). Several soldiers in full combat gear and tactical equipment are moving across the sandy ground beneath and around the helicopter. The scene depicts a helicopter assault or troop insertion/extraction operation in an arid environment.

    TF MECH ASSEMBLY AREA, IRAQ

    05.01.2008

    Photo by Sgt. Jason Fudge 

    Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq

    CH-46 helicopters from HMM-364 land at the assembly area for Task Force Mech to drop off U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) on May 1. Task Force Mech, Ground Combat Element, Multi National Force - West is conducting operations along the northern boundary of Al Anbar Providence in support of Operation Defeat Al Qaida in the North. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Cpl. Jason W. Fudge)

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    Date Taken: 05.01.2008
    Date Posted: 05.31.2012 09:40
    Photo ID: 89235
    VIRIN: 080501-M-0074F-082
    Resolution: 2040x1360
    Size: 702.28 KB
    Location: TF MECH ASSEMBLY AREA, IQ
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    A military helicopter, identifiable as a CH-46 Sea Knight tandem-rotor aircraft, hovers low over a desert terrain, generating a large dust cloud (brownout condition). Several soldiers in full combat gear and tactical equipment are moving across the sandy ground beneath and around the helicopter. The scene depicts a helicopter assault or troop insertion/extraction operation in an arid environment.
    A U.S. Army soldier in full combat gear and ACU (Army Combat Uniform) is shaking hands with local civilians dressed in traditional Arab attire. The meeting appears to be a formal or diplomatic engagement taking place outside a multi-story building. A name tape reading 'AUSTIN' is visible on the soldier's uniform.

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    1st Marine Expeditionary Force
    CH-46
    I MEF
    assembly area
    Op DAN
    Operation Destroy Al Qaida in the North
    Task Force Mech
    Helicopter
    OIF
    Operation Iraqi Freedom

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