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Cpl. Miles P. Wilson fires a .50-caliber machine gun from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a test flight at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Aug. 31. The Purple Foxes of HMM-364, Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), assumed authority from the Red Dragons of HMM-268 Aug. 29, for providing casualty evacuation, general transportation and raid flights. Wilson is a crew chief and Lafayette, Ind., native. (Image credit: Cpl. Jonathan K. Teslevich)