U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), conduct preflight checks on a CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft before an operation at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2013. HMH-462 provided aerial support to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines and Afghan National Security Forces during an interdiction operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashley E. Santy/Released)