Images: Photo Essay: Aircraft maintenance aboard amphibious shipping keeps U.S. Marines mission readyBy: Capt. Robert Shuford [Image 10 of 14]
Photo by Lance Cpl. Tucker Wolf
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Lance Cpl. Darynn Chartier, a native of Glendale, Ariz., and air frames mechanic with the airframes section for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts routine maintenance on an AV-8B Harrier aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Sept 29, 2012. The aviation maintenance crews work around the clock to ensure the 24th MEU's aircraft are always ready to fly in support of the various missions they could be called for. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force for U.S. Central Command in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
Date Taken:09.29.2011
Date Posted:10.03.2012 04:48
Photo ID:675359
VIRIN:120929-M-TK324-001
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