Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, 08 March 2007 — Two Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 avionics specialists stand-by, as pilots of an AH-1 Super Cobra attack helicopter conducts pre-flight tests aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. The two specialists will spring into action to get the bird in the air in case anything goes wrong during the tests. The Marines and sailors of HMM-261 are currently training for an upcoming deployment as the Air Combat Element for the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit scheduled later this year.
U.S.M.C. photo taken by Cpl. Peter R. Miller.
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