Pfc. Stetson Kirkpatrick (left) and Cpl. Cade Mierstice (right) load ordnance on an aircraft during cold weather operations aboard Fort Drum, , March 11, 2017. The training, which began March 8, involves Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, along with other various units across the Department of Defense. The Marines will learn how to deal with the challenges that come with working in cold, and sometimes snowy and icy environments. Kirkpatrick and Mierstice are aviation ordnance technicians with HMLA-269.

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