Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 04.05.2008
Two AT-12 tanks replenish their fuel supply from a CH-53E Super Stallion. The Super Stallions, provided by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing delivered more than 32,000 gallons of fuel to ground units April 5....
Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 04.05.2008
Staff Sgt. Perry Miller, CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, attaches an extra fuel line to a Super Stallion April 5. One of the Super Stallions many support roles includes refuleing ground units in the field....
Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 04.05.2008
Gunnery Sgt. Enrique Gauthier, crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, looks on as a CH-53E Super Stallion waits to refuel ground troops in the Al Anbar province April 5. During the mission more than 32,000 gallons of fuel was transported to ground troops by air lift....
Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 04.05.2008
Four CH-53-E Super Stallions fuel up after completing missions at Al Asad Air Base April 5. The Super Stallions refuel after every mission insuring the aircrafts are ready to fly at a moment's notice....
Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 03.10.2008
Marines with Alpha Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, alongside a military working dog and two soldiers attached to Task Force Troy, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, search the fields of Hawran for weapons caches and contraband, Jan. 31. The sweep missions help protect the locals from hazardous material while protecting al-Asad Air Base from potential threats....
Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 03.10.2008
Sgt. David W. Dixon, patrol leader, 3rd platoon, Alpha Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks with the villagers at Hawran with the aid of an interpreter, Jan. 31. The Marines rely on good relations with the locals for information and cooperation with combat patrols....
Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 03.10.2008
A Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, gives candy to children in Hawran. MWSS-372 has been building rapport with the people of Hawran since arriving in country August, 2007....
Photo by Sgt. Scott McAdam | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 03.10.2008
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing prepare to leave the wire on the early morning of Jan. 31. MWSS-372 is in charge of entry control points, guard towers and interior security at Al Asad Air Base. The squadron also runs mounted patrols outside the wire and conducts random cache searches in their area of operations....
