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Blackhawk Crew Chief - Long story
AFN Afghanistan
Aug. 22, 2011 | 1:41
Package of traveling by roads in a hostile environment proves to be dangerous with the risk of improvised Explosives Devices, ambushes and similar threats. Traveling by helicopter can take away some of the hazards involved with traveling by convoy. Marine Cpl. Kevin Maynard takes us into the world of a Blackhawk crew chief to see how the keep the blades turning on one of the many tolls used by US Forces in Afghanistan. There is a sound bite Sgt. Joshua Jackson - Blackhawk Crew Chief CEO-2 Todd Boehm - Maintenance Pilot
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