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AL ASAD, Iraq ? Lance Cpl. Liz S. Rohrer, an intelligence specialist with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, helps keep aircrews safe as they fly over Iraq. Rohrer, a Springfield, Mo., native, joined the Marine Corps in November 2003 after graduating from a private Christian school two years ago. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? Lance Cpl. Liz S. Rohrer, an intelligence specialist with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, helps keep aircrews safe as they fly over Iraq. Rohrer, a Springfield, Mo., native, joined the Marine Corps in November 2003 after graduating from a private Christian school two years ago.

AL TAQADDUM, Iraq ? Lance Cpls. Mark Blouin, a native of Salem, Mass., and James Cruse, a native of Marion, Ohio, both mechanics with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 start the propeller on their Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle here May 25. VMU-2 has a Pioneer detachment and two ScanEagle detachments that soar through the Iraqi skies feeding live video footage of the ground they fly over for reconnaissance missions throughout the country. - AL TAQADDUM, Iraq ? Lance Cpls. Mark Blouin, a native of Salem, Mass., and James Cruse, a native of Marion, Ohio, both mechanics with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 start the propeller on their Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle here May 25. VMU-2 has a Pioneer detachment and two ScanEagle detachments that soar through the Iraqi skies feeding live video footage of the ground they fly over for reconnaissance missions throughout the country.

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AL ASAD, Iraq ? Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 take off from one of the runways here while on their way to one of their missions May 23. The squadron, based at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is on its second tour in Iraq since their activation to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764 take off from one of the runways here while on their way to one of their missions May 23. The squadron, based at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is on its second tour in Iraq since their activation to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004.

AL TAQADDUM, Iraq (March 29, 2005) - A wounded Marine is carried on to a CH-46 from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364. The HMM-364 'Purple Foxes' are currently flying casualty evacuation missions in support of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) CASEVAC team. The team responds to calls from throughout the Al Anbar province, flying into the face of danger to extract wounded Marines, soldiers and civilians. - AL TAQADDUM, Iraq (March 29, 2005) - A wounded Marine is carried on to a CH-46 from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364. The HMM-364 'Purple Foxes' are currently flying casualty evacuation missions in support of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) CASEVAC team. The team responds to calls from throughout the Al Anbar province, flying into the face of danger to extract wounded Marines, soldiers and civilians.

AL TAQADDUM, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Kevin Cota, a crew chief with Marine Light/ Attack Squadron 775 greases the rotor of a UH-1N here May 22. Cota and the Coyotes are working hard to support casualty evacuations and ground Marines throughout Iraq. - AL TAQADDUM, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Kevin Cota, a crew chief with Marine Light/ Attack Squadron 775 greases the rotor of a UH-1N here May 22. Cota and the Coyotes are working hard to support casualty evacuations and ground Marines throughout Iraq.

Lt. Cmdr. Ray Stewart, chaplain for Marine Air Control Group 28 and Lance Cpl. Chase R. Hartsell, a tactical network systems specialist assigned to 2nd Force Service Support Group’s Combat Logistics Battalion 2 pose for a phtograph here. Stewart and Hartsell were reunited here. They had not seen each other since 1997. - Lt. Cmdr. Ray Stewart, chaplain for Marine Air Control Group 28 and Lance Cpl. Chase R. Hartsell, a tactical network systems specialist assigned to 2nd Force Service Support Group’s Combat Logistics Battalion 2 pose for a phtograph here. Stewart and Hartsell were reunited here. They had not seen each other since 1997.

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KALSU, Iraq ? Cpl. Curtis M. Fike, a refrigeration mechanic assigned to Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Alpha Company, Detachment Kalsu originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, troubleshoots a diesel generator in the squadron?s compound May 16. The generator provides the detachment with the power necessary to execute their mission. - KALSU, Iraq ? Cpl. Curtis M. Fike, a refrigeration mechanic assigned to Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Alpha Company, Detachment Kalsu originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, troubleshoots a diesel generator in the squadron?s compound May 16. The generator provides the detachment with the power necessary to execute their mission.