Lance Cpl. Mark Sabatino, a plane captain with the “Gunfighters” of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, and a native of Denver, performs maintenance on an AH-1W Super Cobra at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. The Gunfighters wield the only Marine Corps attack helicopters in Afghanistan and provide close air support for coalition forces operating in southwestern Afghanistan.

Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones

Helicopter maintenance in Afghanistan

19 Jan 2012 | Cpl. Brian Adam Jones Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan -- Lance Cpl. Mark Sabatino, a plane captain with the “Gunfighters” of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, and a native of Denver, performs maintenance on an AH-1W Super Cobra at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. The Gunfighters wield the only Marine Corps attack helicopters in Afghanistan and provide close air support for coalition forces operating in southwestern Afghanistan.

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