Two Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 begin the preflight checks on their CH-46 Sea Knight. The Black Knights were one of many squadrons who participated in Operation River Blitz. Photo by: Cpl. C. Alex Herron



AL ASAD, Iraq- A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311 Marine guides in an AV-8B Harrier after another mission in Iraq. The Tomcats were instumental in the success of the fixed wing side of River Blitz. VMA-311 picked up a lot of the sorties an outgoing F/A-18 squadron could not fulfill. Photo by: Cpl. C. Alex Herron


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