PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- Lance Cpl. Romualdo M. M. Ruiz, of Waipahu,
Hawaii, and flightline mechanic assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter
Squadron-264, assisted by Cpl. Edward J. Beattie, a flightline mechanic
with the squadron and Milwaukee native, installs a blade shock absorber
on a CH-46E Sea Knight on June 5. Blade shock absorbers reduce
the lead and lag of the blades during rotor engagement.
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