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Tag: CAMP DWYER

First C-17 lands at FOB Dwyer, breaks critical logistical barrier

September 23 marked a historical moment here when a C-17 “Globemaster III” touched down on the flight line carrying more than a dozen pallets of supplies.The C-17 landing was significant for all of the forces in Helmand province as it became the first aircraft of its kind to land aboard the Forward Operating Base and broke down a critical

VMU-1 makes enemy afraid of “Shadow”

As a shockwave rumbled across the flight line here Sept. 22, it was met with an even larger roar of cheering from the Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward).This shockwave was the after effect of a 500-pound bomb dropped on a test target approximately 10 miles from the

MWSS-274 Keeps Critical Base Operational

There are no gun shots, no explosions, no confusion or chaos – only a thick, enveloping dust that mixes with sweat on exposed skin leaving a thin film of mud, and settles in the lungs making it difficult to breathe. This is Camp Dwyer, where a vast expanse of nothingness stretches to the horizon. The only activities across this deserted landscape