M-240 machine gun, US Navy Photogrpah
Lance Cpl. Dominikk Tsosi, a supply clerk with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, untangles 7.62 mm rounds while training on an M-240 machine gun at a firing range in Anbar province. (U.S Marine photo/Lanc... More
U.S. Marine corporals from Marine Aviation Logistics
U.S. Marine corporals from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16's Corporal's Course demonstrate proper technique during a morning drill session at Al Asad Air Base in the Anbar province of Iraq on Sept. 20, 20... More
Osprey Look Out, US Marine Corps Photo
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Theo Mahiai of Molokai, Hawaii, an MV-22 Osprey crew chief from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, keeps a watchful eye out the rear of his aircraft on the flightline at Al Asad Air Ba... More
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 talk by the light of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
The sun rises over the flight line at Sahl Sinjar Air
The sun rises over the flight line at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 barbecue steaks at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 5.
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter lands at Sahl Sinjar Air
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter lands at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 7.
A D7 bulldozer from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
A D7 bulldozer from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 fills it's buckets with soil, which it will put in to HESCO barriers, to build an ammunition supply point at Sahl Sinjar air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, ... More
U.S. Marines Lt. Col. Colonel William Bowers (center),
U.S. Marines Lt. Col. Colonel William Bowers (center), commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 and Col. Daniel Elzie (right), commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Group 37, inspect the repai... More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Francisco Marquez of Cambridge,
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Francisco Marquez of Cambridge, Mass., an Expeditionary Airfield specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 marks the runway for painting at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province... More
Colonel (Col) Patrick Malay, commanding officer of
Colonel (Col) Patrick Malay, commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 5, embraces Sheik Said in Haditha. Col Malay and RCT-5 presented Sheik Said with an armored SUV during the visit to protect him from insurgents.
A wrecker tows a High Mobility Multi Wheeled Vehicle
A wrecker tows a High Mobility Multi Wheeled Vehicle off of the helicopter landing zone at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
The sun rises over the flight line at Sahl Sinjar Air
The sun rises over the flight line at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
Steaks cook on a flaming grill run by Marine Wing Support
Steaks cook on a flaming grill run by Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 5.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273's
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273's Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting section prepare for an aircraft landing at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 7.
A D7 bulldozer empties his bucket into a HESCO barrier
A D7 bulldozer empties his bucket into a HESCO barrier while building an ammunition supply point at Sahl Sinjar air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
A KC-130 Hercules aircraft lands on the runway of Shal
A KC-130 Hercules aircraft lands on the runway of Shal Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 10.
Officers from Regimental Combat Team 5 meet with Shiek
Officers from Regimental Combat Team 5 meet with Shiek Said in Haditha Iraq. RCT-5 presented Sheik Said with an armored SUV during the visit to protect him from insurgents.
Lance Cpl. Jean Elmelki, an expeditionary airfield
Lance Cpl. Jean Elmelki, an expeditionary airfield specialist from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, checks data on his surveying equipment at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
A KC-130 Hercules aircraft taxis down a taxiway at
A KC-130 Hercules aircraft taxis down a taxiway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 barbecue steaks at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 5.
A CH-60 helicopter from the Army Dustoff unit currently
A CH-60 helicopter from the Army Dustoff unit currently based at Al Asad Air Base lands to medevac an injured military member at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 7.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 build a Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team Tower at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin Mizelle, a combat engineer
U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin Mizelle, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, uses a jackhammer to break up a bump in the runway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 9.
A KC-130 Hercules aircraft lands on the runway of Shal
A KC-130 Hercules aircraft lands on the runway of Shal Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 10.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 mark the runway before painting it at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 12.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 work together to back up a wrecker to a broken down High Mobility Multi Wheeled Vehicle at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
A D7 bulldozer unloads palatized gear from a KC-130
A D7 bulldozer unloads palatized gear from a KC-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line of Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter lands at Sahl Sinjar Air
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter lands at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 7.
Two D7 bulldozers from Marine Wing Support Squadron
Two D7 bulldozers from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 fill HESCO barriers with dirt to build an ammunition supply point at Sahl Sinjar air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter and a UH-1N Huey helicopter
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter and a UH-1N Huey helicopter prepare to land in the helicopter landing zone at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 9.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 work together to drill a hole for a stake which is part of the arressting gear on the runway of Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 12.
Lance Cp.l Jean Elmelki, an expeditionary airfield
Lance Cp.l Jean Elmelki, an expeditionary airfield specialist from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, checks data on his surveying equipment at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter lands at Sahl Sinjar Air
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter lands at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 7.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 build a Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team Tower at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin Mizelle, a combat engineer
U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin Mizelle, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, uses a jackhammer to break up a bump in the runway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 9.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 paint necessary markings on to the runway of Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 12.
Cpl. Christopher Godsey, an electronic counter measures
Cpl. Christopher Godsey, an electronic counter measures technician from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, performs sword manual during a test on drill at Al Asad Air Base in the Anbar province of Iraq on S... More
U.S. Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 arrive via KC-130 Hercules airplane at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 7.
Cpl. Christopher Godsey, an electronic counter measures
Cpl. Christopher Godsey, an electronic counter measures technician from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, points out parts of his non-commissioned officer sword during a test on drill manual at Al Asad Air... More
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 work together to back up a wrecker to a broken down High Mobility Multi Wheeled Vehicle at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 deboard a KC-130 Hercules aircraft at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Niawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
A CH-60 helicopter from the Army Dustoff unit currently
A CH-60 helicopter from the Army Dustoff unit currently based at Al Asad Air Base lands to medevac an injured military member at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 7.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 remove a cracked and pitted portion of a taxiway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
U.S. Marine Cpl. John Schoolfield of Bridge City, Texas,
U.S. Marine Cpl. John Schoolfield of Bridge City, Texas, an expeditionary airfield specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 paints necessary markings on the runway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa pro... More
Cpl. Jesse Beaubrun, an aviation life support system
Cpl. Jesse Beaubrun, an aviation life support system specialist from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16, performs sword manual during a test on drill at Al Asad Air Base in the Anbar province of Iraq on Sept... More
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 eat morning chow at their vehicles at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter lands at Sahl Sinjar Air
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter lands at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 7.
A D7 bulldozer empties its bucket into a HESCO barrier
A D7 bulldozer empties its bucket into a HESCO barrier while building an ammunition supply point at Sahl Sinjar air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Justin Sher of Hoffman Estates, Ill.,
U.S. Marine Cpl. Justin Sher of Hoffman Estates, Ill., a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 cuts a bumby segment of pavement out of the runway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 9.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 work together to drill a hole for a stake which is part of the arressting gear on the runway of Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 12.
U.S. Marine Corporals from Marine Aviation Logistics
U.S. Marine Corporals from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 sprint across the field during a combat conditioning exercise at Al Asad Air Base in the Anbar province of Iraq on Sept. 15, 2008. The corporals ... More
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 use a D7 dozer to move empty wooden boxes out of the billeting area at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
U.S. Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 arrive via KC-130 Hercules airplane at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 7.
Two D7 bulldozers from Marine Wing Support Squadron
Two D7 bulldozers from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 fill their buckets with soil, which they will put in to HESCO barriers, to build an ammunition supply point at Sahl Sinjar air Field in Ninawa province, I... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin Mizelle, a combat engineer
U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin Mizelle, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, uses a jackhammer to break up a bump in the runway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 9.
U.S. Marine Corporals from Marine Aviation Logistics
U.S. Marine Corporals from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 do the duck walk during a combat conditioning exercise at Al Asad Air Base in the Anbar province of Iraq on Sept. 15, 2008. The corporals are cur... More
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 work together to move empty wooden boxes out of the billeting area at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter lands at Sahl Sinjar Air
An AH-1W Cobra helicopter lands at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 7.
An Army convoy of fuel trucks lines up to fill up the
An Army convoy of fuel trucks lines up to fill up the hot fuel pits at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
Two D7 bulldozers from Marine Wing Support Squadron
Two D7 bulldozers from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 traverse the taxiways at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct 31. 2008.
A D7 bulldozer empties its bucket into a HESCO barrier
A D7 bulldozer empties its bucket into a HESCO barrier while building an ammunition supply point at Sahl Sinjar air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
Lance Cpl. David Dominguez, a combat engineer with
Lance Cpl. David Dominguez, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, moves water bottles in a wheelbarrow at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
A D7 bulldozer unloads palatized gear from a KC-130
A D7 bulldozer unloads palatized gear from a KC-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line of Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
U.S. Marine Colonel D. W. Elzie, Commanding Officer
U.S. Marine Colonel D. W. Elzie, Commanding Officer of Marine Wing Support Group 37, speaks to Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
Gunnery Sgt. Devon Survine, a fuels chief from Marine
Gunnery Sgt. Devon Survine, a fuels chief from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 hauls a piece of plywod off of the helicopter landing zone at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Oct. 31, 2008.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 work together to stretch out a tarp used to prevent fuel from getting into the ground at the fuel farm on Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
A KC-130 hercules aircraft makes history as it lands
A KC-130 hercules aircraft makes history as it lands at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 remove a cracked and pitted portion of a taxiway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
A KC-130 Hercules aircraft taxis down a taxiway at
A KC-130 Hercules aircraft taxis down a taxiway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 remove a cracked and pitted portion of a taxiway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
U.S. Marine Colonel D. W. Elzie, Commanding Officer
U.S. Marine Colonel D. W. Elzie, Commanding Officer of Marine Wing Support Group 37, speaks to Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
A fuel truck helps to fill up a fuel bladder in the
A fuel truck helps to fill up a fuel bladder in the hot fuel pits at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
The sun rises over the flight line at Sahl Sinjar Air
The sun rises over the flight line at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273
U.S. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 remove a cracked and pitted portion of a taxiway at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2008.
U.S. Marine Colonel D. W. Elzie, Commanding Officer
U.S. Marine Colonel D. W. Elzie, Commanding Officer of Marine Wing Support Group 37, speaks to Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 at Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province.
A D7 bulldozer unloads palatized gear from a KC-130
A D7 bulldozer unloads palatized gear from a KC-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line of Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.
A D7 bulldozer unloads palatized gear from a KC-130
A D7 bulldozer unloads palatized gear from a KC-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line of Sahl Sinjar Air Field in Ninawa province, Iraq, Nov. 2.