A CH-53 helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 is seen preparing to drop an external load of ammunition to Battery G, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines at Fire Support Base Defiance. This operation was part of Operation Pickens Forest, during which the 11th Marines provided artillery support for the 1st Marine Division. Photograph taken by Sgt Ronald V. Hawkins.

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