Al Qaim, Iraq, 15 November 2005 — AL QAIM, Iraq - A Marine stands next to an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter belonging to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HML/A-369) at forward operation base Al Qaim. HML/A- 369 is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to conduct counter-insurgency operations to isolate and neutralize insurgent forces, support Iraqi reconstruction and democratic elections, and to facilitate the creation of a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance.
U.S.M.C. photo taken by Sgt. James P. Aguilar.
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Updated: 10 January 2009 | Born on 12 September 2007 |