U.S.M.C. AH-1W Super Cobra
USS Boxer, 27 October 2006 —
An Aviation Ordnance Marine assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) directs the execution of “hot-loading” a AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during Malabar 2006. Hot-loading is loading ammunition onto an aircraft with engines running. Malabar 2006 is the first time the Navy and Marine Corps completed a hot-load at sea. Malabar 2006 is a multinational exercise between the U.S., Indian and Canadian armed forces to increase interoperability between the three nations and support international security cooperation missions.
U.S.M.C. photo taken by MCSN James Seward.
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11 January 2009
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