U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 transfer supplies from a KC-130J Hercules into a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 with an extended boom forklift - military millennium vehicle assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 29 at Marine Corps Air…
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 transfer supplies from a KC-130J Hercules into a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, June 7, 2023. The tail-to-tail transfer of supplies allowed distribution of sustainment…
U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopters, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct flight maneuver drills, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23, over Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 2023. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of…
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, conduct an aerial delivery of cargo out of a KC-130J Hercules as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23 near Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 2023. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized…
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct aerial deliveries and air assault exercises during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23 near Yuma, Arizona, April 1, 2023. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardization advanced tactical training and certification of…
By Robbin Laird When looking at the coming of the CH-53K to the fleet, it is shaped considerably by the air systems approach. The aircraft has been guided throughout its life by a digital thread approach which is focused on concurrently shaping development, with testing, with build, with sustainment efforts…
U.S. Marines assigned to Tactical Air Control Party, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), participate in a close air support exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, near Chocolate Mountains, California, March 30, 2023. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by…
By Robbin Laird I first visited the Sikorsky plant in Stratford, Connecticut in 2018 to view the beginning efforts to standup the production line for the new build CH-53K helicopter. I returned in May 2023 to see the progress in doing so as the CH-53K begins its journey to the…