U.S. Marines with the air interdiction force (AIF) assigned to Marine
Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39,
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), conduct Operation Aero Hunter with
other Regional Command (Southwest) elements in Helmand province,
Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2012. AIF was used as a quick reaction force in
support of counter-insurgency operations in southern Helmand. (U.S.
Marine Corps Motion Imagery by Cpl. Gregory Moore/Released).