Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), hammer down matting while constructing a forward arming and refueling point under the cover of darkness in support of Operation Steel Dawn II Oct. 27. The FARP allowed aviation assets to refuel and rearm just a few miles away from Barham Chah, a critical logistics hub for insurgent forces, which was raided by Taskforce Highlander Oct. 29-30. The taskforce consisted of 3rd MAW (Fwd), 1st Marine Division, and other coalition and Afghan units.
<dl><dd>Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: 1st LAR; 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion; Camp Leatherneck; Insurgent; Afghanistan; Helmand Province; International Security Assistance Force; ISAF; 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward); 3rd MAW (Fwd); Combat Outpost Payne; Forward Operating Base Dwyer; Steel Dawn II; Steel Dawn</dd></dl>
Sgt. Derek Carlson
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