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An MV-22B Osprey aircraft lands in brownout conditions during a routine mission in Afghanistan, July 15, 2010. Osprey and other helicopter pilots face these types of landings daily as they support Afghan and international forces across the Helmand and Nimroz provinces in southern Afghanistan. Pilots and crew chiefs have to determine how close the ground is. The Osprey is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365.

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An MV-22B Osprey aircraft lands in brownout conditions during a routine mission in Afghanistan, July 15, 2010. Osprey and other helicopter pilots face these types of landings daily as they support Afghan and international forces across the Helmand and Nimroz provinces in southern Afghanistan. Pilots and crew chiefs have to determine how close the ground is. The Osprey is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365.

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