A UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (forward) mans the GAU-17/A machine gun while gathering key coalition personnel to be inserted into the Ismaat Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan Sept. 27. The insert was in support of operation Oasis, which established coalition presence in a suspected insurgent logistic hub. Flickr - DVIDSHUB - 3rd MAW (Fwd) Makes explosive impact in Afghanistan (Image 3 of 4)

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