Cpl. Kyle M. Taylor, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 362, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), scans for enemy activity while manning a .50-caliber machine gun during the final flight of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter Aug. 16, 2012, over Helmand province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James Mercure