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Inside the KC-130/R on the airstrip at Kandahar Airport Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) aircrew member prepare for takeoff as they head back to their home base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area. From left to right, Flight Engineer STAFF Sergeant Craig Ramirez (left), Aircraft Commander, Captain K. Whitehouse and Flight Navigator CWO2 Charles Duval (right)
Inside the KC-130/R Hercules, after a brief stop at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352)'s aircrew members prepare for a take off, back to their home base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area
Inside the KC-130/R Hercules, after a brief stop at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352)'s aircrew members prepare for a take off, back to their home base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmasters, Sergeant Jessica Lujick, USMC, (right) and Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (left) secure the ground ramp extensions to the inside of the KC-130/R before take-off. They completed the delivery of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) Marines and supplies to the Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
At a forward operating base, the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Flight Engineer, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Craig Ramirez, USMC, directs that the ramp at the back of a KC-130/R be raised so the "Level Block" can be slid into place. The Marines are preparing to load supplies and Marines to return the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) back Kandahar Airport during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
At a forward operating base, Flight Engineer, STAFF Sergeant Craig Ramirez, USMC, (left), Loadmaster Sergeant Jessica Lujick, USMC, (right) and Loadmaster Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (center) from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) discuss the flight plan before loading supplies and personnel onto their KC-130/R. The supplies and personnel are for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) as they prepare to fly back to Kandahar Airport during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
At a forward operating airstrip in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operation, Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) prepare their KC-130/R for a flight into Kandahar. Taxing by, a KC-130/R from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252) heads for the main runway for its flight into Kandahar during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
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At a forward operating base in the area of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, First Mech (Mechanic) Sergeant Ricky Poon (Left), USMC, and Loadmaster Sergeant Jessica Lujick, USMC, both of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), over the drone of the KC-130/R's running engine, discuss the mission plan for a flight back into Afghanistan
Inside the KC-130/R on the airstrip at Kandahar Airport Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) aircrew member prepare for takeoff as they head back to their home base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area. From left to right, Flight Engineer STAFF Sergeant Craig Ramirez (left), Aircraft Commander, Captain K. Whitehouse and Flight Navigator CWO2 Charles Duval (right)
Summary
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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Base: Kandahar International Airport
Country: Afghanistan (AFG)
Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352
Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc
Release Status: Released to Public
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