Photo by Lance Cpl. Peter Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.28.2013
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 use surveyor's equipment to examine a piece of land Aug. 28 during construction of a new landing pad at Ie Shima training facility. The pads, intended to support helicopter and MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor training, must be perfectly flat and hold a specific gradient. MWSS 172 is part Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Peter Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.28.2013
Service members with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 place landing pads into position Aug. 28 at Ie Shima training facility. The landing areas are completed when the top layer of the area, called AM-2 pad surface, is successfully laid on top of the prepared surface, creating a safe and durable landing zone for rotary-wing aircraft such as helicopters and MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Peter Sanders | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.28.2013
Marines and sailors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 place sections of a landing pad into position Aug. 28 at Ie Shima training facility. The new landing pads help broaden the training opportunities III Marine Expeditionary Force for units using the facility by providing increased access for rotary-wing aircraft such as helicopters and MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. MWSS 172 is part of......
Photo by Sgt. Keonaona Paulo | Regional Command Southwest | 09.12.2012
Members of the Afghan Air Force and U.S. Air Force land at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 12, 2012. The armed forces have been working together to ensure stability throughout the region....
Photo by Sgt. Keonaona Paulo | Regional Command Southwest | 09.12.2012
Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Fred Wigglesworth, right, future air plans officer, speaks to a U.S. Airman with the 441st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (AEAS) at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 12, 2012. The 441st AAES continues to empower Afghans to provide for their own security by mentoring Mi-17 helicopter pilots....
Photo by Sgt. Keonaona Paulo | Regional Command Southwest | 09.12.2012
Members of the Afghan Air Force and U.S. Air Force land at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 12, 2012. Both armed forces have been working together to ensure stability throughout the region....
Photo by Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.05.2011
Lance Cpl. Koury M. Lachance (right) and Lance Cpl. Dylan J. Rucker (left) check the measurements of the cruciform stakes holding down the landing helicopter deck on Ie Shima Dec. 5 as a part of routine maintenance that is done monthly. The stakes hold down the matting on the LHD to ensure the matting stays in place as aircrafts land. Lachance and Rucker are expeditionary airfield technicians.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.05.2011
Lance Cpl. Koury M. Lachance conducts routine maintenance on a landing helicopter deck on Ie Shima Dec. 5. Monthly routine maintenance of the LHD is performed to ensure the deck is in good condition for training. The LHD is the only one in the Pacific area of operations is used for Harrier pilots to practice take-offs and landings. Lachance is an expeditionary airfield technician with Marine......
