FORWARD OPERATING BASE DAHLKE, Afghanistan - Chief
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE DAHLKE, Afghanistan - Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonathan Aleshire and 1st Lt. Robert Mayville conduct post-flight inspections on their AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter. Aleshire and Mayville were the pilot and co-pilot/gunner, respectively, on a recent mission to medically evacuate a critically wounded Afghan National Army Soldier. Their team's efforts to suppress and destroy enemy positions and to secure the helicopter landing zone to airlift the wounded Soldier, ultimately saving his life, earned Aleshire, Mayville and their Attach Weapons Team The Air Medal for exceptionally meritorious achievement in aerial combat. (Photo courtesy U.S. Army 1st. Lt. Robert Mayville, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment)
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