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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. Nobumasa Maki, commander of Fleet Air Force, speaks during a retirement ceremony to decommission the last two remaining active MH-53E helicopters from service at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 3, 2017. The MH-53E’s flew 6,000 hours throughout 27 years as airborne mine countermeasures and heavy transport helicopters for HM-111. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)
170303-M-ON157-0015.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego

Mar 4, 2017
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. Nobumasa Maki, commander of Fleet Air Force, speaks during a retirement ceremony to decommission the last two remaining active MH-53E helicopters from service at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 3, 2017. The MH-53E’s flew 6,000 hours throughout 27 years as airborne mine countermeasures and heavy transport helicopters for HM-111. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)


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