Marines in Trident Juncture 2018

01/31/2019
Marines are seen during an air assault in support of Trident Juncture 18, Oct. 31, 2018.  [maxgallery id="122959"] Trident Juncture allowed Marines to function as a Marine Air Ground Task Force in a unique and challenging environment.  The Marines departed from USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) via a CH-53E Super…

Aussies and Marines Work Together at RIMPAC 2018

08/28/2018
U.S. Marines from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Australian Clearance Diving Team Four jump from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during helocast training as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2108.  RIMPAC provides…

Refueling CH-53 Mid-Flight

08/27/2018
A U.S. Marine Corps C-130J Super Hercules cargo plane with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 from Okinawa, Japan, conducts an aerial-refueling with a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463 during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 27.  Twenty-five nations, 45…

Exercising External Lift for USMC First Battalion

05/20/2018
Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines and Combat Logistics Battalion 8 perform an external lift with a CH-53E Super Stallion to move an M777 Howitzer to its firing position as a part of Integrated Training Exercise 3-18 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 27,…

Exercise Dawn Blitz 2017

10/27/2017
10/27/2017: U.S, Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys and CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing embark aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) in support of Exercise Dawn Blitz Oct. 20, 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven amphibious exercise conducted between Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and 1st Marine…

Ch-53K On the Way

10/27/2017
10/27/2017 The CH-53K King Stallion lands after a test flight in West Palm Beach, Fla. on March 22, 2017. Lockheed Martin announced the CH-53K King Stallion passed its Defense Acquisition Board assessment that approved for the aircraft to begin low-rate initial production on April 4, 2017. [maxgallery id="101919"] The CH-53K will…

CH-53E Training

08/15/2017
08/15/2017: U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) fly in CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters over Okinawa, Japan, Jul. 31, 2017. The Marines conducted simulated personnel drops and aerial refuels to strengthen their capabilities in times of need. OKINAWA, JAPAN:07.30.2017 Video by Lance Cpl. Austin Weck III Marine Expeditionary Force Combat…

CH-53 E in Training During MAWTS-1 Exercise

04/20/2015
04/20/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to Landing Support Company, 1st Transport Support Battalion, attach an up armored Humvee to a CH-53E Super Stallion during an external lift exercise at auxiliary airfield 2 near Yuma, Ariz., April 3, 2015. Some shots highlight the refueling of the CH-53E while exercising its lift mission.…