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U.S. Marines board a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter in Helmand province.
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1 board a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 9, 2011. Both the Helicopter Squadron and Combat Team supported operation Aero Hunter to disrupt suspicious activity and counteract enemy drug and weapons trafficking in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.