Marine Lance Cpl. Alejandro Membreno, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, aircraft mechanic, secures bolts to an auxiliary tank panel on a Marine CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 3, 2011. The auxiliary tank acts as a fuel reserve in which supplies the aircraft once the main reserve has been diminished. Hawaii Marines keep Sea Stallions soaring in Afghanistan 110503-M-CL319-006

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