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030409-N-9977R-001 The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 9, 2003) -- Maintenance crews from the ÒThunder EaglesÓ of Marine Helicopter Medium Squadron Two Sixty Three (HMM-263) perform scheduled maintenance on a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter between missions into Iraq. HMM-263 is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class Anibal
030409-N-9977R-001 The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 9, 2003) -- Maintenance crews from the ÒThunder EaglesÓ of Marine Helicopter Medium Squadron Two Sixty Three (HMM-263) perform scheduled maintenance on a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter between missions into Iraq. HMM-263 is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class Anibal Rivera. (RELEASED) US Navy 030409-N-9977R-001 Maintenance crews from the %%5Eldquo,Thunder Eagles%%5Erdquo, of Marine Helicopter Medium Squadron Two Sixty Three (HMM-263) perform scheduled maintenance on a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter
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