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Photos : Keeping the fight aloft: Kiowa mechanics maintain helicopters
By Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Apr 13, 2008 - 9:29:22 AM

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MOSUL, Iraq -

Phoenix native Sgt. Joseph Naughton and Staff Sgt. Clint Lopez of San Bernardino, Calif., use a computer to review specifications during the repair of an OH-58D helicopter on Logistical Support Area Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq, April 7. Naughton is an avionics and armament repair technician and Lopez is a technical inspector with E Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th MPAD)

Clare, Mich. native Spc. Christopher Kimpel and Pfc. Jacob Atha, of Ozark, Ark., finish installing the mast on an OH-58D Kiowa helicopter on Logistical Support Area Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq, April 7. Kimpel is an aircraft electrician and Atha is an avionics and armament repair technician with E Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th MPAD)

San Bernardino, Calif. native Staff Sgt. Clint Lopez inspects the mast of an OH-58D Kiowa helicopter after its installation on Logistical Support Area Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq, April 7. Lopez is a technical inspector with E Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th MPAD)

Waxahachie, Texas native Sgt. William Grigsby, and Pfc. Jacob Atha, of Ozark, Ark., adjust torque tolerances on the mast of an OH-58D Kiowa helicopter on Logistical Support Area Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq, April 7. The adjustments must be made while the engine and rotors are spinning to ensure proper tolerances are met. Grigsby and Atha are avionics and armament repair technicians with E Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th MPAD)

Waxahachie, Texas native Sgt. William Grigsby adjusts torque tolerances on the mast of an OH-58D Kiowa helicopter on Logistical Support Area Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq, April 7. The adjustments must be made while the engine and rotors are spinning to ensure proper tolerances are met. Grigsby is the avionics and armament repair squad leader with E Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th MPAD)

Waxahachie, Texas native Sgt. William Grigsby adjusts torque tolerances on the mast of an OH-58D Kiowa helicopter on Logistical Support Area Diamondback, Mosul, Iraq, April 7. The adjustments must be made while the engine and rotors are spinning to ensure proper tolerances are met. Grigsby is the avionics and armament repair squad leader with E Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th MPAD)

Clare, Mich. native Spc. Christopher Kimpel and Sgt. William Grigsby, of Waxahachie, Texas, observe Pfc. Jacob Atha, of Ozark, Ark., as he tests tolerances on an OH-58D Kiowa helicopter during repair operations on Logistical Support Area Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq, April 7. Kimpel is an aircraft electrician, and Grigsby and Atha are avionics and armament repair technicians with E Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th MPAD)

Macon, Ga. native Chief Warrant Officer Lee Russell communicates with Staff Sgt. Clint Lopez, of San Bernardino, Calif., during repair operations of an OH-58D helicopter on Logistical Support Area Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq, April 7. Russell is a test pilot with A Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, and Lopez is a technical inspector with E Troop. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th MPAD)

Sacramento, Calif. native Sgt. Christopher Moser welds a valve on a piece of equipment in a hangar on Logistical Support Area Diamondback in Mosul, Iraq, April 7. Moser is an airframe mechanic with E Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th MPAD)

Sacramento, Calif. native Sgt. Christopher Moser welds a valve on a piece of equipment in a hangar on Logistical Support Area Diamondback, Mosul, Iraq, April 7. Moser is an airframe mechanic with E Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric A. Rutherford, 115th MPAD)