Courtesy Photo - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled
Courtesy Photo - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles are loaded on to an aircraft aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, to be shipped back to the states. Logistics Command Forward was resp... More
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham shakes hands with U.S.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham shakes hands with U.S. Marine Lt. Col. David L. Odom, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-... More
U.S. Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman leave the airfield aboard ...
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Dec. 07, 2008) U.S. Senators John McCain, left, and Joe Lieberman leave the airfield aboard Camp Bastion. U.S. Military service members and British Royal Army personnel briefed U.S. S... More
Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Mueske, an engineer with Route
Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Mueske, an engineer with Route Clearance Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Afghanistan, tightens part of a wheel module to a "Husk... More
Smoke from illumination flares hangs in the night sky
Smoke from illumination flares hangs in the night sky over Camp Barber Dec. 9. U.S. Marines and sailors with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Ta... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Swoboda (left) and
Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Swoboda (left) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Shaw (right) organize boxes donated by citizens across America on Camp Barber, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Dec. 12. Swoboda ... More
Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Charles Swoboda, left, and Reli...
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Dec. 12, 2008) Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Charles Swoboda, left, and Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Jason Shaw organize boxes donated by citizens from across Ameri... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks to an Af...
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Aug. 09, 2009) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks to an Afghan girl while touring a hospital at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Mabus is on his first Middle East... More
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers carry a casket
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers carry a casket toward an aircraft at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2009. ANA soldiers and U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan particip... More
McNabb visit, Afghanistan
U.S. Army Gen. Duncan McNabb, center, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command, greets Marine Corps Col. George S. Amland upon landing at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2010. McNabb... More
Gen. Duncan McNabb visits troops in Afghanistan
U.S. Army Gen. Duncan McNabb, left, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command, greets Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Larry D. Nicholson upon arriving at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2010.... More
U.S. Army Gen. Duncan McNabb, right foreground, the
U.S. Army Gen. Duncan McNabb, right foreground, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command, shakes hands with Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Pugh before leaving Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. ... More
U.S. Army Gen. Duncan McNabb, right foreground, the
U.S. Army Gen. Duncan McNabb, right foreground, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command, prepares to depart Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2010. McNabb visited Afghanistan to recei... More
Mission prep, Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jessica Livingston, left, watches as Cpl. Colin McCall mounts an M240G machine gun aboard an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft April 24, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Both Mari... More
Emergency vehicles line the perimeter of a fire at a supply area at Ca...
HELMAND PROVIDENCE, Afghanistan (May. 17, 2010) Emergency vehicles line the perimeter of a fire at a supply area at Camp Leatherneck. Crews from both Camp Leatherneck and Camp Bastion worked overnight to suppre... More
ecretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus visits with Sail...
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Jun. 03, 2010) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus visits with Sailors and Marines during a tour of Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy p... More
Marines salute the colors during a transfer of authority
Marines salute the colors during a transfer of authority ceremony on the flight line, July 7. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 is replacing VMM-261, who has been here since December.
Marines work to connect an M777 A2 howitzer to a CH-53E
Marines work to connect an M777 A2 howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, July 13, for transportation to a new location in Regional Command (Southwest)'s area of operatio... More
Lance Cpl. Jinming Lam, a member of the Marine Wing
Lance Cpl. Jinming Lam, a member of the Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3 (Forward) Sector Response Team, examines the tire well of a truck during a vehicle check point exercise, July 15. The SRT received tra... More
Cpl. Estanislao Alvarez, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with
Cpl. Estanislao Alvarez, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), checks his gun before responding to a call for help from a small Danish gro... More
U.K. forces board a U.S. CH-53E Super Stallion from
U.K. forces board a U.S. CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), here in the early morning hours July 30. HMH-466 inserted more than 100 troops into ... More
Lt. Col. Mitchell Cassell, commanding officer of Marine
Lt. Col. Mitchell Cassell, commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, and Sgt. Maj. Thomas Herman, the squadron's sergeant major, case their squadron's colors during a transfer of authority cer... More
Soldiers of the 5th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps,
Soldiers of the 5th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, partnered with the Embedded Partnering Team, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), form up to head to a training exercise aboa... More
CSE entertainers visit Camp Leatherneck
Performers with Combined Services Entertainment visit Marines at Camp Leatherneck with 3rd Marine Air Wing during part of a regular tour to forward deployed locations worldwide Nov. 17. The CSE performers will ... More
A U.S. Marine Corps M1A2 Abrams main battle tank is
A U.S. Marine Corps M1A2 Abrams main battle tank is offloaded aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Nov. 25. The Marine tank was flown in country on-board a U.S Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and marks the ... More
CH-53D crewmen earn combat aircrew wings
The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) commanding general stands with the senior leadership of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd MAW (Fwd), and the five Marines who received their combat aircrew wings a... More
Lance Cpl. Jasmine I. Vazquez, ammunition technician,
Lance Cpl. Jasmine I. Vazquez, ammunition technician, Supply Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15 (Forward), 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), picks up an ammunition crate at the Field Ammunition Supply Po... More
Lance Cpl. Jose A. Delva, parachute rigger, Headquarters
Lance Cpl. Jose A. Delva, parachute rigger, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), grills burgers and hot dogs during a barbecue at the United Kingdom’s Bastion Hospital, Camp B... More
Lance Cpl. Laura Magness, communications operator,
Lance Cpl. Laura Magness, communications operator, 202 Signals Squadron, and Cpl. Craig Robinson, Administrative Cell, Joint Operating Bastion, pose with their trophies after completing the Bastion Half Maratho... More
Lance Cpl. Levi Anderson, heavy equipment operator,
Lance Cpl. Levi Anderson, heavy equipment operator, Heavy Equipment Detachment, Landing Support Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), prepares to load a V-22 Osprey at... More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Ricardo Gomez, a combat camera production
U.S. Marine Sgt. Ricardo Gomez, a combat camera production specialist with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), makes his way toward a CH-53D Super Stallion Helicopter to participate in heliborne flight extracti... More
A CH-53D Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy
A CH-53D Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 starts in preparation for a heliborne extraction flight operation at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March 4. HMH-362 conducts heliborne e... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alejandro Membreno, Marine Heavy
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alejandro Membreno, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, aircraft mechanic, reinstalls an auxiliary tank panel to a Marine CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May ... More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 pick
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 pick of the remaining pieces of aluminum matting that was the expeditionary runway at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 8. The Marines picked up more than 1.8 million ... More
Staff Sgt. Jeremy K. Putts is a computer specialist
Staff Sgt. Jeremy K. Putts is a computer specialist with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, deployed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Putts, a native of Eureka Springs, Ariz., is curren... More
Helicopter Support Team misson delivery
Class 1 items are shown attached to a CH-53E Super Stallion on Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 2, 2011. U.S. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron, 2D Marine Air Wing conducted a Helicopter Suppor... More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 and sailors
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 and sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 excavate land for new living areas on the flightline at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, June 23. Once completed, t... More
Lance Cpl. Lee P. Miller is an intelligence analyst
Lance Cpl. Lee P. Miller is an intelligence analyst with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Miller, a native of Staatsburg, N.Y., is currently deploy... More
Need a lift?, Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jeff Liddic (left) and Lance Cpl. Thelonious Riddick (right), escort Hayatullah, a 7-year-old Afghan boy, back to his village on a V-22 Osprey Aug. 2, 2011. Hayatullah was injured a... More
U.S. Marines with 2D Marine Logistics Group (Forward)
U.S. Marines with 2D Marine Logistics Group (Forward) and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) load cargo onto a KC-130J Super Hercules airplane, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, September 5, 2011... More
Commandant of the Marine Corps visits Camp Bastion
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mallory Vanderschans, combat photographer, Regional Command (Southwest), prepares to take a photo of Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, ... More
U.K. Royal Navy Cdr. Carol Betteridge, Role 3 Hospital
U.K. Royal Navy Cdr. Carol Betteridge, Role 3 Hospital commanding officer, and Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) and Regional Command Southwest, cut a ribbo... More
A Mil MI-8 helicopter taxis on the runway at sunrise
A Mil MI-8 helicopter taxis on the runway at sunrise at Camp Bastion, Helmand province. The Russian-built MI-8 is in use in over 50 countries around the globe.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Madison DeLoach (right),
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Madison DeLoach (right), aids Cpl. Zachary Hughes secure a plate carrier, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5, 2011. HMH-363 co... More
U.S. Marines of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward)
U.S. Marines of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) view photos of fallen Marines during a dedication of the Flight Line Memorial Chapel at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jan. 31. The ceremony was in remembrance... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, arrives at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Feb. 4, 2012. Amos traveled to Afghanistan to visit troops and commanders throughout the battlespace.
Soldiers serving with the Afghan National Army's 215th
Soldiers serving with the Afghan National Army's 215th Corps listen to Secretary of Defense Lean Panetta through a translator transmitting his comments during a town hall meeting here, March 14, 2012. Panetta a... More
The sun sets as UH-1Y Huey crews with Marine Light
The sun sets as UH-1Y Huey crews with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, the “Gunfighters,” fly across the flight line on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 1. The Gunfighters continued combat operation... More
A Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 "Gunfighter"
A Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 "Gunfighter" waits to affix an Iraq campaign streamer with four bronze stars to the squadron's battle colors at a ceremony aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 1... More
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, the
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, the "Gunfighters," rededicated their flight line "Camp Weis," in honor of fallen Gunfighter and AH-1W Super Cobra pilot, Maj. James "Weasel" Weis in a ceremony aboar... More
Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16
Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 oversee the movement of a mobile maintenance facility aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 19, 2012. The squadron will send almost 150,000 pounds of mainten... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Forward, coordinate with the Helicopter Support Team of 1st Marine Logistics Group and attempt to hook the fuel to the bott... More
Staff Sgt. Michael Allen, a crew chief with Marine
Staff Sgt. Michael Allen, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, watches the propellers turn on an MV-22B Osprey to ensure the aircraft is ready for takeoff aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Ma... More
Sgt. Maj. Keith Massi, the Marine Light Attack Helicopter
Sgt. Maj. Keith Massi, the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 squadron sergeant major, presents the squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Stephen Lightfoot, the HMLA-469 “Vengeance” commanding officer, in a tran... More
'Vengeance' takes flight, lifts off for first deployment
Lance Cpl. Dean Ray, a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 crew chief and Stockton, Calif., native, prepares a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a UH-1Y Huey before a flight aboard Camp Bastion, Afghan... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Seamos Clarke and Staff
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Seamos Clarke and Staff Sgt. Robert Wise with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, perform preflight checks on a UH-1Y Venom Huey helicopter prior to supporting opera... More
Lance Cpl. Seamus Clarke, a crew chief with Marine
Lance Cpl. Seamus Clarke, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 and Binghamton, N.Y., native, performs aerial reconnaissance over Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 20. Clarke is on his... More
Capt. Justin Jackson, a native of Houston Texas, is
Capt. Justin Jackson, a native of Houston Texas, is a pilot of a AH-1W Super Cobra for Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos,
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, left, shakes hands with U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, right, the Regional Command Southwest commander, as Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Mich... More
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos prepares
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos prepares to board an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft July 17, 2012, at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Amos conducted a battlefield circulation thr... More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion of Marine Heavy
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 362, prepares for an early morning mission aboard Camp Bastion, Helmand province Afghanistan, July 27, 2012. HMH-362 operated th... More
Completing 60 years of service, Marine Heavy Helicopter
Completing 60 years of service, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, known as the ‘Ugly Angels,’ completed a memorial flight over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9. The squadron was created in 1952 and hol... More
After the final flight of the CH-53D Sea Stallion,
After the final flight of the CH-53D Sea Stallion, the “Ugly Angels” of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) take moment to remember the historic day.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan P. Eggemeyer, a plane
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan P. Eggemeyer, a plane captain with Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211), Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), inspects an AV-8B Harrier before flight a... More
MWSS-273 named Marine Wing Support Squadron of the Year
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines fight the fuel pit fires during the Sept. 14, 2012, insurgent attack on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, flightline.
U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211,
U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) relocate two AV-8B Harriers to continue conducting counter-insurgency operations, Camp Bastion, H... More
Coalition Forces attend a memorial service in honor
Coalition Forces attend a memorial service in honor of Lt. Col. Christopher K. Raible at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 19, 2012. Raible, commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 21... More
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft from Marine
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 taxis away from a hot refueling pit at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on September 19, 2012.
General John Allen, commander of the International
General John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, speaks to Marines during a memorial ceremony, Sept. 19. During the ceremony, Marines paid tribute to Lt. Col. Christopher Raible, co... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter (HMLA)
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3D Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) conduct maintenance on an UH-1Y Venom on Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept... More
U.S. and Coalition Forces attend a memorial service
U.S. and Coalition Forces attend a memorial service in honor of Sgt. Bradley W. Atwell at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 20, 2012. Atwell was an aircraft electrical/instrument and flight cont... More
U.S. soldiers with Regional Psychological Support Element
U.S. soldiers with Regional Psychological Support Element (RPSE), Regional Command (Southwest), prepare to conduct a pamphlet drop in order to communicate a message of conversion and reintegration to the Afghan... More
Coalition Forces attend a memorial service in honor
Coalition Forces attend a memorial service in honor of Lt. Col. Christopher K. Raible at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 19, 2012. Raible, commanding officer of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 21... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211,
U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) relocate six AV-8B Harriers to continue conducting counter-insurgency operations, Camp Bastion, H... More
A U.S. Marine Corps Cargo Resupply Unmanned Aircraft
A U.S. Marine Corps Cargo Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (CRUAS) with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), prepares to land at Cam... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus tours areas dam...
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 28, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus tours areas damaged in an insurgent attack at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Mabus met with senior leaders, Sailo... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus tours areas dam...
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 28, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus tours areas damaged in an insurgent attack at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Mabus met with senior leaders, Sailo... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus tours areas dam...
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 28, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus tours areas damaged in an insurgent attack at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Mabus met with senior leaders, Sailo... More
A U.S. Marine combat engineer with Marine Wing Support
A U.S. Marine combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), drives a tractor, rubber-tired, articulated steering, multi-purpose... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) conduct maintenance on an MV-22 Osprey at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, ... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) participate in a cake cutting ceremony at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, ... More
A U.S. Marine CH-56E Super Stallion crew chief assigned
A U.S. Marine CH-56E Super Stallion crew chief assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), makes his way to the ramp while flying over H... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jeremy P. Mast, left,
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jeremy P. Mast, left, ordnance staff noncommissioned officer in charge, and Lance Cpl. James R. Provencher, ordnance technician, both with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Caleb Childs, left, flight line
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Caleb Childs, left, flight line weapons and tactics instructor, with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) explains a GA... More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. William A. Gearhart,
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. William A. Gearhart, maintenance chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), inspects the rotor blades of a... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) board an Evergreen Bell 407 helicopter at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012. The Marines and Sailors conducted a battlef... More
An U.S. Marine Corps cargo resupply unmanned aircraft
An U.S. Marine Corps cargo resupply unmanned aircraft system (CRUAS) with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), arrives at Camp Bastio... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Gregg A. Sturdevant, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Gregg A. Sturdevant, commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) (Forward), participates in a service to celebrate Our Lady of Loreto on Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afgh... More
Royal Air Force Flt. Lt. Craig Lancaster, Joint Aircraft
Royal Air Force Flt. Lt. Craig Lancaster, Joint Aircraft Group chaplain, conducts a service for Our Lady of Loreto on Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012. Participants from Joint Aircraft... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, right, the commandant
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, right, the commandant of the Marine Corps, poses for a photo with his wife, Bonnie, in front of a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft after arriving at the Camp Ba... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Brigid Maruszak, front, flight surgeon
U.S. Navy Lt. Brigid Maruszak, front, flight surgeon and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert A. Simkins, CH-53E Super Stallion aerial gunner with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, ... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Johan Baik, deputy wing chaplain, 3rd
U.S. Navy Lt. Johan Baik, deputy wing chaplain, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), gives an invocation at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2013. Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 1... More
Dining facility workers aboard Camp Leatherneck cook
Dining facility workers aboard Camp Leatherneck cook pizzas in preparation for Super Bowl XLVII Feb. 4. The pizzas were provided by Pizza4Patriots, a nonprofit organization, whose mission is to provide service ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kyle A. Buchina, Harrier pilot,
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kyle A. Buchina, Harrier pilot, with Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231), prepares to carry out a close air support (CAS) mission, Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 20... More
U.S. Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics
U.S. Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 (CLR-2), offload pallets of gear off a CH-53 Sea Stallion on Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 7, 2013. Landing Support Pl... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, right, the commandant
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, right, the commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, the commander of the I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), before departing from the... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Murphy with Echo
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Patrick Murphy with Echo company, 2nd Battalion 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, makes last minute adjustment to his gear prior to conducting a training exercise on Ca... More
U.S. Marine Corps scout snipers with with Echo company,
U.S. Marine Corps scout snipers with with Echo company, 2nd Battalion 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT) 7, pose for a group photo prior to conducting a combat operation on Camp Bastion, Helmand provin... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Blake R. Phillips, a power line mechanic
U.S. Marine Cpl. Blake R. Phillips, a power line mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron 231, performs a cockpit maintenance check at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 5, 2013. Phillips conducted ... More
Medics with the Afghan National Army practice treating
Medics with the Afghan National Army practice treating injuries and loading injured personnel into medical helicopters aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan March 12. The ANA medics worked alongside U.S. and British... More