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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Kaeter Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Guam (LPH 9) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Tripoli (LPH 10) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

Corporal Andrew Mocarski, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, performs maintenance on a Ch-53 Super Stallion aboard Camp Dawson, W. Va., Jan. 28, 2015. The squadron arrived at Camp Dawson, J More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC) S More

Dressed in random uniforms and clothing as part of their maintenance day, 11 Marines pose as a group in front of their commanding officer's CH-53D Sea Stallion at Al Asad, Iraq, July 8. The 11 Marines are with More

Cpl. Reed, a U.S. Marine from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit bore the U.S. National Colors during a farewell and a ceremonial end of humanitarian aid operations at Pano Aquil, Pakistan, Nov. 10. With the Pakist More

A U.S. Marine CH 53 flies over large seabee project site here, in Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The project was two large South West Asia huts 50 feet by 150 feet built by Seabees from Naval Mobile Constructio More

Sgt. Dustin Ramirez, tech controller, 3rd Marine Regiment, forms a Marine school circle with the children divided into "Lima Company." Ramirez was one of several volunteers for Operation Oohrah Kids, a mock dep More

Sgt. Dustin Ramirez, tech controller, 3rd Marine Regiment, forms a Marine school circle with the children divided into "Lima Company." Ramirez was one of several volunteers for Operation Oohrah Kids, a mock dep More

Children divided into “Sierra Company” for Operation Oohrah Kids tour a CH-53 “Sea Stallion” helicopter at Marine Corps Base Hawaii March 25. Capt. Kelly Attwood, training officer/weapons and tactics instructor More

A NATO medal with the International Security Assistance Force clasp sits in a row before being awarded to an ISAF soldier. The medal is awarded to members who have served a minimum of 30 days either continuous More

A chronological picture story depicting a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conditioning hike on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., May 6, 2011. Marines train year round to stay physicall More

A soldier assigned to the International Security Assistance Force watches a CH-53 Stallion taxi on the runway at Camp Marmal. The CH-53 can carry up to 38 personnel, 24 litters with medical attendants or up to More

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 air crewmen check the seat belts of former detainees prior to take off for their flight to Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan and their ultimate destination: freedom. Twenty-one detainees were par More

A U.S. Marine walks toward the remains of a U.S. Marine CH-53 Super Stallion at Gadoria Range, Djibouti, Jan. 14. The Super Stallion remains were the site for a memorial ceremony honoring 11 U.S. service member More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Araiza (left) and Tech. Sgt. Robert Hyman, both Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa combat cameramen, prepare to board a U.S. Marine Corps CH53-E Super Stallion helicopte More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Araiza (left) and Tech. Sgt. Robert Hyman, both Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa combat cameramen, prepare to board a U.S. Marine Corps CH53-E Super Stallion helicopte More

Marines and sailors of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 stand in formation during a change of command and re-designation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, May 10, 2012. The commanding office More

Maj. Gen. Andrew W. O’Donnell Jr., left, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, congratulates 1st Lt. Zerbin Singleton, right, as the last CH-46 Sea Knight pilot upon the completion of his final ch More

Marines and Sailors with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment file towards a CH-53E, Super Stallion, with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 during a battalion raid, beginning Exercise Mailed Fist, June 18. Mor More

An AH-1W Super Cobra from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., prepares to land at a forward arming and refueling point at Marine Corps Auxiliary Lan More

Staff Sgt. Corey Butts, a UH-1N Huey crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, mans the .50-caliber machine gun, in support of Exercise Mailed Fist, June 19. HMLA-467 and 2nd Light Armored More

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 hovers over a M777 155 mm Howitzer while Marines from 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Lima Battery, attach it to the aircraft in support of More

Lt. Col. Edward Lang, the commanding officer of Marine Transport Squadron 1, recieves the Chief of Naval Operations aviation safety award from Brig. Gen. Thomas Gorry, the commanding general of Marine Corps Ins More

Members of the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from Shilo, Manitoba, and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment from Hawaii, practice the Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System with a CH-53 More

Maj. James Poppy, a KC-130J Hercules Pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, pilots one of the squadron’s aircraft July 26, during an aerial refueling training exercise off the coast of North More

Capt. Ryan McGonigle, a native of Laramie, Wyo., and a pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), flies a CH-53D Sea Stallion over Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 2 More

Marines, family members and residents the community gather July 28, for the 2.5-mile Piranha Pit fun run aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The money earned from the entry fees went to Marine Co More

Marines of 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit assist residents with clean-up efforts in Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 4. The Navy-Marine Corps team is well-equipped to respond to national disasters when required, throu More

Mayetta, Kansas native, Lance Cpl. Cole Hasty (left), a radio operator, and Norton, Ohio native, Lance Cpl. Thomas Gibson (right), an embarkation specialist, drag a trash bag full of debris from a local residen More

Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 26, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Force, help city workers clear the streets of trash in Staten Island of Nov. 5. The Marines are here to assist local disaster relie More

Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 26 offload a CH-53D Sea Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in Staten Island, N.Y., to drop off Marines Nov. 5. More

Sgt. Patrick Kanaley, a Buffalo, N.Y, native, with Battalion Landing Team 3/2, uses an ax to break apart the deck of a home Nov. 9, that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Breezy Point, a small community of Ne More

Marines and sailors from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive on the beach of Breezy Point, a small coastal community in New York City, aboard a Landing Craft Utility from the USS Wasp Nov. 9, in support o More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Caleb Childs, left, flight line weapons and tactics instructor, with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) explains a GA More

Squadrons with Marine Corps Air Station New River and MCAS Cherry Point joined forces with Marines from Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, to complete a notional mission of killing or capturing a hi More

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 Marines bids fair winds and following seas to the UH-1N Huey on it final flight with the squadron with a parade across the skies of Marines Corps Air Station New Rive More

A CH-53E Sea Stallion, a Marine Medium Tilt-Rotar Squadron 166 (Reinforced) helicopter, stands ready to launch aboard the USS Boxer (LHD-4) to transport Marines to San Clemente Island in support of Exercise Iro More

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 supported Navy SEALs and parachute riggers with Naval Special Warfare Logistics and Support Two, an Air Force combat controller team and Army Special Forces wit More

The Cat in the Hat. Thing 1, Thing 2 and Marine Corps Air Station New River Library employees greeted service member and their family to the Read Across America event held at the library, Mar. 1. Members of Ma More

An Army radio team with the 18th Fires Brigade maintains communications with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 as the squadron delivers an M777 howitzer during an artillery raid exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., More

Capt. Samuel Kunst, left, a pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, briefs the pilots and crew before executing an artillery raid training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 13. In their facilities on More

Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron enjoyed several different types of chilies during a chili cook-off organized the squadron to raise money for the Marine Corps Birthday ball, March 28. The squ More

As part of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One’s month-long Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course, Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 and 1st Marine Logistics Group, Combat Logisti More

Marines show family members from various squadrons from Marine Aircraft Group 26 the proper procedures of using an M16 A4 rifle before heading out to a range during a Jane Wayne Day aboard Marine Corps Base Cam More

A Marine teaches his child how to play hopscotch to celebrate the Month of the Military Child during a block party at the Child Development Center aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, April 13. The Childr More

Marine Corps Air Station New River Library celebrates National Library Week by re-enacting "The Paper Bag Princess" as a recording of the author, Robert Munsch, reads to the children, April 16. The library also More

Lance Cpl. Tyler Reitzel, 3rd platoon, 2nd squad, provides cover as his buddy finishes their fighting hole during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 17. Marines With Marine W More

Marine Aviation Weapons Tactics Squadron-One Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-13 Marines provide security as CH-53s land and off-load medical personnel and supplies at Kiwanis Park in the city of Yuma, A More

Sgt. David Palmer, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron training chief, fires his Mossberg 500 shotgun at clay pigeons during the H&HS Commander’s Cup aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, April 26. The Mari More

Lance Cpl. Candice Cross, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 ordnance technician, talks with her mother, Tina Diederich, before deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, May 2.

Marines from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 29 spray primer paint on a UH-34 from the aviation memorial aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, May 21. The painting is part of an effort to restore a part More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Jones, 433rd Airlift Control Flight, briefs Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 772 members before loading a CH-53E Super Stallion onto a C-5 Galaxy May 30, 2013, at McGuire Field More

A Ch-53E with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing waits for the all clear to take off during Dawn Blitz 1013, June 21. Dawn Blitz demonstrates the unique capabilities of the Marine Corps and Navy to rapidly respond to con More

Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, presented Maj. Michael W. Hutchings, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 MV-22B Osprey pilot, with the Distinguished Flying Crosses in More

Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, presented Maj. Michael W. Hutchings and Capt. David W. Haake, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 MV-22B Osprey pilots, with Distingui More

U.S. Marines, Combat Logistics Regiment 25 (CLR-25), 2d Marine Logistics Group (2d MLG), participate in a helicopter support team exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina 12 September, 2013. The Marines spent t More

A Light Capacity Rough Terrain Truck Forklift is carried underneath a Sikorsky CH-53E's payload over the Atlantic shoreline September 12, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps still image by Cpl Jessica S. Gonzalez)

U.S. Marines, Combat Logistics Regiment 25 (CLR-25), 2d Marine Logistics Group (2d MLG), participate in a helicopter support team exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina September 12, 2013. The Marines spent t More

U.S. Marines, Combat Logistics Regiment 25 (CLR-25), 2d Marine Logistics Group (2d MLG), participate in a helicopter support team exercise on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina 12 September, 2013. The Marines spent t More

Marines with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare to transport an M777 Howitzer during a Helicopter Support Team operation, supporting Weapons and Tactics I More

Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group exit a CH-53E Sea Stallion at the Camp Hansen Parade Deck Oct. 17 following a six-mile conditioning hike with 45-pound improved load bearing equipm More

A CH-53E Super Stallion belonging to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 refuels off the Atlantic Coast during training Monday. The Super Stallion received fuel from a KC-130J with Marine Aerial Refueler Trans More

Maj. Neil E. Oswald, center, inspects his CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with his crew before flying Jan. 8 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Oswald is a CH-53E pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron More

An egress instructor inspects a soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, as he practices bracing for impact while conducting Underwater Egress training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendle More

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts helocast training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphi More

Frost and ice cover the track and field at the Aderholt Fitness Center at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 29, 2014. A winter storm accompanied by freezing rain left the majority of the base covered in a thin sheet o More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 11, wait for a CH-53 Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 to drop off simulated cargo aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb More

First Sgt. Michael Grassl, Bravo Company first sergeant, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Vesper, Wisc., accounts for Marines as they are transported by helicopters to Range 210 during a live More

Lance Cpl. Mohaamed Cherair, right, fire team leader, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Springfield, Pa., gives directions to Pfc. Kesley Farmer, a rifleman and a native of Wood More

U.S. Sailors with 2nd Dental Battalion, Naval Dental Center, 2nd Marine Logistics Group aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N. C., visit Marine Corps Air Station New River to learn about the aircraft at Mari More

Lt. Col. Timothy Sheyda, the commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, and the sergeant major of HMH 466, Sgt. Maj. Carlos M. Murcia, stand next to a sign for the unit's new call sign, "Heavyw More

Aerial view of Tactical Air Control Center being used for Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) on Osan Air Force Base, South Korea, March 15, 2014. MEFEX will enhance the interoperability between the U.S More

Aerial view of Tactical Air Control Center being used for Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 2014 at 1st Republic of Korea Marine Corps Base, Pohang, South Korea, March 17, 2014. MEFEX will enhance the More

Republic of Korea Marines conduct on-off drills in an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 2014 at Pohang, South Korea, Ma More

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) participates in a CBRN response fitness test during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 201 More

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) participates in a CBRN response fitness test during Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 201 More

U.S. Marines with Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Air Force Airmen with 51st Readiness and Emergency Management Flight, 51st Wing, participate in a joi More

AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 sit on the flight line during Ssang Yong 2014 at Camp Walker, South Korea, April 2, 2014. Exercise Ssang Yong is conducted annually More

Georgian Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion (31st GLIB), and U.S. Marines with Georgian Liaison Team 11 (GLT-11) pose for a group photo prior to departing for “Opera More

U.S. Marines with Georgian Liaison Team 11 (GLT/ 11) and Georgian Army Soldiers with Bravo Company, 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion (31st GLIB) board a CH-53E Super Stallion as they prepare to employ an More

Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin participate in a bilateral exercise aboard Mount Bundey Training Area, May 8, 2014. The exercise was a bilateral assault on a ground target using both CH-53E and an More

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 drop water on a wildfire aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 14. The bucket, also known as a Bambi Bucket, can hold up to 900 gallons of water.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Corey Newman with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, helps coach a sailor during the M-9 pistol qualification aboard the USS Oak Hill, June 7, More

Lance Cpl. Dillon Semolina, crew chief with the Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force—Darwin, gives hand signals before taking off as a part of a training exercise aboard Mount Bundey Training Area, More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, watch a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter land while waiting to load their Expeditionary Fire Support Systems to conduct an aerial-raid miss More

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck of the USS Comstock during an underway period in the Pacific Ocean, More

A U.S. Navy Corpsman assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 14, stands on the flight deck in case of a medical emergency aboard the SS Wright during Operation Carolina Dragon, Aug. 1, 2014. Carolina Dra More

U.S. Marines with Landing Support Company (L.S. Co.), Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group conduct Helicopter Support Team training on Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 14, 2014. L.S. Co. Marines attached More

A CH-53 Sea Stallion from Heavy Marine Helicopter squadron 464 inserts Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Critical Skills Operators with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operatio More

U.S. Marines with 5th ANGLICO conduct fast rope training from a CH-53, belonging to Marine Tilt Rotor Squadron 252, at the parade field, here, Aug 20, 2014. 5th ANGLICO practices fast roping for real world oper More

Lance Cpl. Raul Mancillas uses a radio Aug. 22 at the Central Training Area. He was requesting an evacuation by CH-53E Super Stallion as part of a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training event. Man More

Sergeant Maj. James Roberts (left) and GySgt. Jason M. Whipkey stand on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) September 10. The Marines were embarked on the ship 13 years ago when it was diverted from Darw More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 22, 2014) Seaman Gilbert Cook, from Decatur Ala., stands aft lookout while a CH 53 Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 prepares for take off from the f More

U.S. Marines attending Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-15 map destinations for an external lift exercise Landing Zone Bull, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Sept. 27, 2014. WTI is More

A CH-53E Super Stallion prepares to take off during the Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration, one of many performances during the 2014 Miramar Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct More

Marines grab a hook hanging from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to attach to a Humvee Oct. 7 here. The training, known as external-lift training, was completed by the pilot and crew of the CH-53E, and the l More