MAG-40 conducts troop insertion in Marjah, Afghanistan
3/8/2010
By
Cpl. Samuel Nasso
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Marine Aircraft Group 40
Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan
Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, conduct a troop insertion into Marjah, Afghanistan, Feb. 13, during Operation Moshtarak.
The Marines flew in a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 40, MEB-Afghanistan, during the troop insertion.
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Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan-An AV-8B Harrier lands at the flight line here, Feb. 13, after the initial insert of troops into the city of Marjah during Operation Moshtarak. This is the second time Harriers have used this flight line and are now able to refuel and rearm without flying back to Kandahar Airfield. , Cpl. Samuel Nasso, 2/13/2010 7:41 AM
Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan-An AV-8B Harrier lands at the flight line here, Feb. 13, after the initial insert of troops into the city of Marjah during Operation Moshtarak. This is the second time Harriers have used this flight line and are now able to refuel and rearm without flying back to Kandahar Airfield. , Cpl. Samuel Nasso, 2/13/2010 7:41 AM
Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan-Ordnance Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, race around an AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron 231, MAG-40, Feb. 13, checking the ordnance loaded on the aircraft prior to launch. This is the first time Harriers used the Camp Dwyer flight line, enabling the aircraft to land, refuel, rearm and take off in a fraction of the time it would have taken if they returned to Kandahar Airfield. , Cpl. Samuel Nasso, 2/13/2010 7:45 AM
Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan-Sgt. Caleb Bailey, an AV-8B Harrier mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, refuels one of the squadron's Harriers here Feb. 13, in order for the aircraft to provide additional close air support to infantry Marines in Marjah. The squadron made use of the flight line here to quickly refuel and rearm to increase the amount of time they could support troops in Marjah, vice flying back to Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar province. , Cpl. Samuel Nasso, 2/13/2010 7:50 AM
Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan-Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, walk toward the CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 40, MEB-Afghanistan, that will insert them into Marjah, Feb. 13 during Operation Moshtarak. , Cpl. Samuel Nasso, 2/12/2010 7:00 PM
Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan-An AV-8B Harrier lands at the flight line here, Feb. 13, after the initial insert of troops into the city of Marjah during Operation Moshtarak. This is the second time Harriers have used this flight line and are now able to refuel and rearm without flying back to Kandahar Airfield. , Cpl. Samuel Nasso, 2/13/2010 8:02 AM
Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan-Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, cram into the back of a CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 40, MEB-Afghanistan, for transport to their insertion point near Marjah during Operation Moshtarak. This operation used nearly every aviation asset within MAG-40 to insert troops into the city of Marjah, considered a bastion of insurgency in Helmand province. , Cpl. Samuel Nasso, 2/13/2010 1:02 AM
Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan-Ordnance Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, race around an AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron 231, MAG-40, Feb. 13, checking the ordnance loaded on the aircraft prior to launch. This is the first time Harriers used the Camp Dwyer flight line, enabling the aircraft to land, refuel, rearm and take off in a fraction of the time it would have taken if they returned to Kandahar Airfield. , Cpl. Samuel Nasso, 2/13/2010 7:45 AM
Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan-Groups of CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, lift off from the flightline here carrying Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, MEB-Afghanistan, for an insert into Marjah during Operation Moshtarak, Feb. 13. , Cpl. Samuel Nasso, 2/13/2010 1:21 AM
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