Staff Sgt. Vance Baumer performs a foreign object debris inspection of the number one intake and front frame assembly of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter engine at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 8. The Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, airframes section maintain the hydraulics and structure of the aircraft. Baumer is a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter airframe mechanic and a Hooksett, N.H., native.
<dl><dd>Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Camp Al Taqaddum; Iraq; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268; Marine Aircraft Group 16</dd></dl>
Lance Cpl. Brian Holloran
Taken on 8 June 2006
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