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AL ASAD, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Raul Vasquez, a flightline mechanic with HMM-764 and Oxnard, Calif., native, works to repair a filter onboard a Moonlight CH-46 during scheduled routine maintenance. The flightline division is made up of engine mechanics, flightline mechanics and crew chiefs who work together to prepare their aircraft for combat operations. - AL ASAD, Iraq - Lance Cpl. Raul Vasquez, a flightline mechanic with HMM-764 and Oxnard, Calif., native, works to repair a filter onboard a Moonlight CH-46 during scheduled routine maintenance. The flightline division is made up of engine mechanics, flightline mechanics and crew chiefs who work together to prepare their aircraft for combat operations.

KALSU, Iraq ? Lance Cpl. Matthew L. Powers (left), an air support network operator with the Air Support Element of the 155th Brigade Combat Team, and Capt. Daryl E. Horton, ASE officer-in-charge, maintain essential information flow needed to accomplish the team?s mission on July 14. Powers, a Bainbridge, N.Y., native, and Horton, from Columbia, S.C., are originally assigned to Marine Air Support Squadron 1 based at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C. - KALSU, Iraq ? Lance Cpl. Matthew L. Powers (left), an air support network operator with the Air Support Element of the 155th Brigade Combat Team, and Capt. Daryl E. Horton, ASE officer-in-charge, maintain essential information flow needed to accomplish the team?s mission on July 14. Powers, a Bainbridge, N.Y., native, and Horton, from Columbia, S.C., are originally assigned to Marine Air Support Squadron 1 based at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C.

AL ASAD, Iraq - Staff Sgt. Jose Gonzalez, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the ScanEagle detachment with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 is in charge of the operation of the ScanEagle detachment here. Gonzalez joined the Marine Corps in 1999 to become an unmanned aerial vehicle operator. - AL ASAD, Iraq - Staff Sgt. Jose Gonzalez, the staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the ScanEagle detachment with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 is in charge of the operation of the ScanEagle detachment here. Gonzalez joined the Marine Corps in 1999 to become an unmanned aerial vehicle operator.

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AL ASAD, Iraq?Staff Sgt. Chris K. Belt, crew chief, from Pensacola, Fla., keeps a sharp eye on the F/A-18 Hornet jet as it refuels over the Al Anbar province July 11. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 delivered its 10 millionth pound of fuel and marked another first for the combat deployed Hercules squadron. - AL ASAD, Iraq?Staff Sgt. Chris K. Belt, crew chief, from Pensacola, Fla., keeps a sharp eye on the F/A-18 Hornet jet as it refuels over the Al Anbar province July 11. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 delivered its 10 millionth pound of fuel and marked another first for the combat deployed Hercules squadron.

AL ASAD, Iraq ? A military working dog, Fido, a 90-pound Belgian Malinois demonstrates his aggression while his handler, Sgt. Christopher Moulton, a Augusta, Ga., native holds him back during a training session here. The military workings dogs train daily to keep their senses keen throughout their deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? A military working dog, Fido, a 90-pound Belgian Malinois demonstrates his aggression while his handler, Sgt. Christopher Moulton, a Augusta, Ga., native holds him back during a training session here. The military workings dogs train daily to keep their senses keen throughout their deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

AL ASAD, Iraq ? Army Capt. Stephanie Boyd, a veterinarian and Hampton, Va., native, examines the eyes of one of the more than 50 military working dogs in the Al Anbar province. Dany, a five-year old German shepherd and his handler, Cpl. Robert La Place, a Sacramento, Calif., native are in the middle of a six-month deployment here. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? Army Capt. Stephanie Boyd, a veterinarian and Hampton, Va., native, examines the eyes of one of the more than 50 military working dogs in the Al Anbar province. Dany, a five-year old German shepherd and his handler, Cpl. Robert La Place, a Sacramento, Calif., native are in the middle of a six-month deployment here.

AL ASAD, Iraq ? Corporal Brian H. Walker, an intelligence systems analyst with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4, recently won the noncommissioned officer of the quarter board for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). Walker, from Houston, is a 2003 graduate of Texas Tech University and has bachelor?s degrees in history and economics. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? Corporal Brian H. Walker, an intelligence systems analyst with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4, recently won the noncommissioned officer of the quarter board for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). Walker, from Houston, is a 2003 graduate of Texas Tech University and has bachelor?s degrees in history and economics.

AL ASAD, Iraq ? Corporal Anthony Harper, a native of Lithia Springs, Ga., and Cpl. Sherwin Starks, a native of Winder, Ga., both F/A-18 Hornet mechanics with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142, perform a post-flight inspection minutes after the aircraft was parked on the Gator flightline here. The powerline division works two shifts, working 12-hours each, everyday. - AL ASAD, Iraq ? Corporal Anthony Harper, a native of Lithia Springs, Ga., and Cpl. Sherwin Starks, a native of Winder, Ga., both F/A-18 Hornet mechanics with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142, perform a post-flight inspection minutes after the aircraft was parked on the Gator flightline here. The powerline division works two shifts, working 12-hours each, everyday.