USMC UH-1N

United States Marine Corps UH-1N Huey from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 launches for a mission from the Al Asad airbase in Iraq, March 2007. Note the FLIR pod fixed beneath the helicopter's chin and the .50 cal machine gun pintle-mounted to the cabin doors. As well as transport and close air support, USMC UH-1Ns fly command and control missions for flights of AH-1W Cobra Gunships.