MH-53j Pavelow III - Refueling

A USAF MH-53j Pavelow III fo the 16th Special Operations Wing refuels from a MC-130E Combat Talon over the Afghanistan desert, 2001. Pavelows played a large part in the initial stages of Operation Enduring Freedom, inserting, resupplying and extracting U.S. Special Operations units throughout the country.
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