August 11, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Simon Says

by twistedsifter

picture of the day Picture of the Day: Simon Says

 

SIMON SAYS

 

landing safety office telling helicopter to hover Picture of the Day: Simon Says
Photograph by DEEMWUN

 

Photographer’s Description: The LSO (Landing Safety Officer) tells the landing CH-53 helicopter pilot to hover by spreading his arms horizontally. He can then direct the helo into position befor telling it to set down by lowering his arms.

LSO = Marine Corps Gunnery-Sergeant Cassanova
Helicopter = German CH-53 cargo helicopter from Marmal Airfield in northern Afghanistan on the outskirts of Mazar-E-Sharif, fourth largest city in the country
Location: FOB (Forward Operating Base) Deh Dadi II, Afghanistan

 

 

via Deemwun @ deviantART