An UH-1Y 'Venom' provides close air support during a Fire Support Coordination Exercise as part of Enhanced Mojave Viper 7-12, July 24. Marines with Regimental Combat Team-7 coordinated close air support and artillery during the exercise designed to prepare them for an upcoming deployment to Helmand province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 'Raining Steel,' Marines practice close air support tactics 120724-M-IV927-044

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