PhotoID: 200441082038
Submitted by: 3d Marine Aircraft Wing
Operation/Exercise/Event:
Operation Iraqi Freedom II

Caption:
A CH-46E Sea Knight lifts off from a runway in Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, April 5. The pilots and aircrew received a call for a casualty evacuation while on ‘alert status.’ The helicopters carry corpsmen to handle the casualties during transport. The helicopter and crew belong to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., which is supporting the CASEVAC mission in the region referred to as the Sunni Triangle in Iraq.
Photo by: Sgt. Nathan K. LaForte