U.S. Marines with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 perform preflight checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to launching a mission from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Bayless, with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, performs preflight checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to launching a mission from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Timothy Lypka, an airframes aerial observer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, wipes down the windows of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to launching a mission from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Chadwick, a flight line crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, prepares a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter for launch at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marines with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 perform preflight checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to launching a mission from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Richard Chadwick, a flight line crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, uses hand and arm signals to communicate with the pilots of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to launch at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steven Sells, an airframes mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, uses hand and arm signals to communicate with the pilots of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as it taxies on the flight line in preparation to launch at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks


A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 flies away from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, April 2, 2007, to conduct a mission. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sheila M. Brooks

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