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[Petro]

French Mirage 2000D Recovery - USMC 2nd Marine Logistics Group

5/27/2011 By Staff Sgt. Theresa E. Seng , 2nd Marine Logistics Group

FARAH, Afghanistan — In a combined effort, coalition forces conducted a ground recovery of a F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27.

U.S., French and Italian forces conducted an 81-mile combat logistics patrol from Regional Command Southwest to retrieve the French jet without incident in the Bakwa district of Regional Command West.

Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) took the lead on the mission. In direct support of the battalion were teams from 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd MLG (Fwd.), along with the Army’s 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion providing heavy equipment transport capabilities, an Aircraft Recovery Fire Fighting team from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, a French aircraft recovery team and an Italian team escorting the convoy from the RC boundary to the crash site where they continued to provide security for the duration of the operation.

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Photos courtesy of Staff Sgt. Theresa E. Seng


FARAH, Afghanistan -U.S., French and Italian forces conducted an 81-mile combat logistics patrol from Regional Command Southwest to retrieve the French F-2000 Mirage aircraft without incident in the Bakwa district of Regional Command West in Afghanistan May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan -During the recovery mission of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft Marines hook chains to the aircraft and a M88 Recovery Vehicle to drag the jet away from the area saturated with fuel prior to recovering it.


FARAH, Afghanistan -During the recovery mission of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft Marines used an M88 Recovery Vehicle to drag the jet away from the area saturated with fuel prior to recovering it.


FARAH, Afghanistan -Staff Sgt. Daniel Pare, team leader for 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), carefully works to pry flares out of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan -Marines from 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) and a French soldier carefully work to pry flares out of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan -A French soldier works to dislodge hazardous parts from a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan -Staff Sgt. Daniel Pare, team leader for 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), and his team member, Sgt. Tyler Broome, carefully set charges of C-4 to remove the wings of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan -A team from 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) detonated C-4 to remove the wings of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan -An Aircraft Recovery Fire Fighting team from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, put out the blaze after a team from 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) detonated C-4 to remove the wings of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan -French soldiers work to dislodge hazardous parts from a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan-Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) work to remove the wings of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan-French soldiers gather debris from a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan -Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) work to load the wings of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft aboard a Logistics Vehicle System Replacement May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan -An M88 Recovery Vehicle hoists the body of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft during a recovery mission May 27, 2011.


FARAH, Afghanistan -A Marine from Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) speaks to an Italian soldier during a recovery mission of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.

[Norse]

Si sa come é precipitato il Mirage? Così i Francesi hanno l'aviazione in Afghanistan, mica lo sapevo.

Certo l'ala l'hanno rimossa in Yankee style :P

[Petro]

Dicono sia stato un guasto del motore. Non credo che gli insurgent abbiano dei pezzi di contraerea ancora attivi.

[Anelkiller]

Sicuramente qualche pezzo di contraerea l'avranno ancora dai rimasugli della guerra fredda ma di sicuro niente di tecnologico. Anche gli stinger passati dagli americani durante la guerra fredda dopo un tot di anni si bruciano e sono inutilizzabili. Hanno la data di scadenza in buona sostanza.

[ual]

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Cpl. Jonathan Booth, a Chattanooga, Tenn., native stops to greet a group of Afghan children during a recent security patrol. However, the daytime Supply and Logistics watch clerk, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), spends most days recording and analyzing data to track convoys and air assets that carry supplies and equipment to the troops throughout the battle space.

[Jarhead667]

Marines with Regimental Combat Team 5 trainin in searching for improvised explosive devices as a part of Enhanced Mojave Viper, pre-deployment training, May 25, 2011, at Marine Air-Ground Training Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. The Marines are conducting counter IED training in preparation for combat logistics patrols during RCT-5's upcoming deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. As the first regimental combat team to participate in EMV, RCT-5 will fine tune its command and control capabilities during this combined arms exercise.

e quel PC che diavolo è?

[ual]

US Marines from 3rd Battalion 9th Marines Kodiak Company walk during a patrol at Kote Tazagul area in Marjah district in Helmand Province on May 24, 2011. (Massoud Hossiani/AFP/Getty Images)

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FARAH, Afghanistan -Staff Sgt. Daniel Pare, team leader for 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), carefully works to pry flares out of a downed French F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27, 2011.

Cosa ci fanno con quelle patch sul vest?

[Petro]

mi era venuta la stessa curiosità. Puetroppo le didascalie sono l'unica fonte di info che ho.

[Jarhead667]

Cosa ci fanno con quelle patch sul vest?

l' avranno presa qui:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Navy-Seals-Dese...item3a6673a07e

anche loro contagiati dalla OMFG D3VGRU mania?