Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.06.2012
Capt. Devon R. Tschirley, left, an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot with the "Gunfighters" of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 receives an Air Medal during a ceremony at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jan. 6. More than 20 Marines with the squadron received Air Medals for conducting operations in the Helmand River valley. "Their actions made a positive direct contribution to [2nd Marine Aircraft......
Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.31.2012
Sgt. Maj. Henry Prutch, right, and his son, Lance Cpl. Scott Prutch, were recently reunited in Afghanistan. The sergeant major is nearing the end of a yearlong deployment to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, as the senior enlisted advisor for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), and his son is beginning a deployment as a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4. Sgt. Maj. Henry......
Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.30.2012
Sgt. Maj. Henry Prutch, left, and his son, Lance Cpl. Scott Prutch, were recently reunited in Afghanistan. The sergeant major is nearing the end of a yearlong deployment to Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, as the senior enlisted advisor for 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), and his son is beginning a deployment as a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 4. Sgt. Maj. Henry......
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.30.2012
U.S. Marine Cpl. Amy Lynn Henrikson, an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and 26-year-old native of Agawam, Mass., poses for a photograph on an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter here, Jan. 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez)...
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.30.2012
U.S. Marine Cpl. Amy Lynn Henrikson, an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and 26-year-old native of Agawam, Mass., poses for a photograph on an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter here, Jan. 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez)...
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.30.2012
U.S. Marine Cpl. Amy Lynn Henrikson, an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and 26-year-old native of Agawam, Mass., performs a maintenance check on an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter here, Jan. 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez)...
Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.30.2012
U.S. Marine Cpl. Amy Lynn Henrikson, an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 and 26-year-old native of Agawam, Mass., poses for a photograph in front of an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter here, Jan. 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez)...
Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.27.2012
Sgt. Christopher Lemke is a mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, and a native of Macomb, Mich. Lemke discovered a previously unknown issue with the UH-1Y Huey helicopter that represented an extreme risk to the aircraft and aircrew. The Marine was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his potentially lifesaving find....