Air-Ground Team Airlifts Newest Howitzers in Historic First
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Story and photos by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye
CAMP DWYER, Helmand Province, Afghanistan – In a historic combat first, Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Combat Logistics Battalion 8 and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment worked together to air lift two M777A2 lightweight [...]
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Raphi Mercado, with India Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, scans the area outside Fire Base Fiddler’s Green, Afghanistan, while awaiting a resupply airdrop on July 5, 2009. The Marines are deployed to support NATO’s International Security Assistance Force and will participate in counter insurgency operations. They will train and mentor [...]
