U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Timothy Brown, CH-53K King Stallion pilot, right, and Lance Cpl. Brent Sorenson, crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct pre-flight inspections during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brent Sorenson, left, crew chief, and Capt. Timothy Brown, CH-53K King Stallion pilot, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct pre-flight inspections during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brent Sorenson, crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares his gunner's belt during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Donald Cutler, left, and Sgt. Antonio Trujillo, both crew chiefs with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, sit on the back of a CH-53K King Stallion en route to El Centro, California, during a training exercise, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Timothy Brown, CH-53K King Stallion pilot, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, sits in the back of a CH-53K King Stallion en route to El Centro, California, during a training exercise, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Donald Cutler, left, and Sgt. Antonio Trujillo, both crew chiefs with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, sit on the back of a CH-53K King Stallion en route to El Centro, California, during a training exercise, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Timothy Brown, CH-53K King Stallion pilot, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, fires a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun from the back of a CH-53K King Stallion over the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, during a training exercise, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Timothy Brown, CH-53K King Stallion pilot, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, operates a CH-53K King Stallion over the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, during a training exercise, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brent Sorenson, crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, surveys the environment out of the side window of a CH-53K King Stallion en route to El Centro, California, during a training exercise, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kricket Harper, CH-53K King Stallion pilot, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, operates a CH-53K King Stallion over the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, during a training exercise, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, is flown over Senators Wash, California, during a training exercise, April 13, 2023. The purpose of this training was to give junior pilots opportunities to fly in a new environment and build cohesion with their crew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)
