Staff Sgt. Eric C. Groenendaal, a flight line staff noncommissioned officer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, died of unknown causes at his home in New Bern, N.C., Dec. 30, 2010. He was 28.
Lance Cpls. Kyle Kling and Kyle Goss get into their positions to prepare for the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 boat race Friday. Each section of HMH-366 built original boats to compete in the squadron bo More
Staff Sgt. Chris S. Garrison, a CH-53E crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, prepares two belts of 50-caliber machine gun rounds before a night shoot, Nov. 10. Garrison surpassed 3,000 hours of More
Three couples reunite after a bus dropped off the 19 Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 Marines who returned home after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan Jan. 16. The remaining Hammerheads are scheduled More
Lance Cpl. Christopher Krupa, a canine handler for the provost marshal’s office, and his dog, Rom, meet the teens on the Teens All-Access Tour at the dog kennel April 14. PMO has 10 canines they can use to patr More
Marines from Company F exit and provide security for an simulated casualty evacuation on a HMH-366 CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 20. The Hammerheads of Marine Heavy Helicopter Sq More
Lt. Col. Richard T. Anderson takes the guideon from Lt. Col. Halstead Meadows III during the flag exchange portion of the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 change of command ceremony in the squadron's hangar More
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 held a mess night for more than 50 of the units officers and staff noncommissioned officers aboard the USS North Carolina in Wilmington, N.C., May 24. The squadron has Marin More
Nicknamed Cpl. "West" by his colleagues, Cpl. Christopher Stefensonwestergard, an airframes collateral damage inspector with Marine Heavy Attack Squadron 366, made more than a literally big name for himself by 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
Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion use their bodies to shield a simulated casualty from blowing dust and wind kicked up by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366's CH-53E Super Sta More
A landing support team from Combat Logistics Regiment 27 watches the approach of a CH-53E Super Stallion of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 during an external lift training exercise on Marine Corps Camp Le More
Lance Cpl. Joshua Bugarchich is a collateral duty inspector and avionics technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 Marines and Soldiers of the 18th Fires Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare M777 Howitzers for lift during a joint training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 26, 2012. More
An H. J. MacDonald middle school student raises his hand while Cpl. Ethan Babin, an aviation electrician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 and native of Houma, La., talks to the middle school students a More
A color guard from the Young Marines program at HJ MacDonald Middle School stands at attention during a ceremony where Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 adopted the school, Nov. 19, 2012. The squadron plans More
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 are scheduled to return to Marine Corps Air Station New River in 2014, after a new hangar is built for the MV-22B Osprey squa More
Flight gear equipped with night vision goggles sits ready for use in the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 equipment room on the air station Jan 17, 2013.
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 refuels over eastern North Carolina during long-range raid training Jan. 24. The squadron refueled at 1,000 feet on a windy day, which provided More
Marine 2nd lieutenants make their way to a CH-53E Super Stallion for extraction after a 72-hour exercise sharpening their squad patrolling, tactics, and leadership skills on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb More
Capt. Thomas L. Nicholson II, the assistant operations officer and a pilot for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, is participating in a joint training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., with the Army’s 18th Fires 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
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 is scheduled to support Integrated Training Exercise 5-13 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., from mid-July to mid-August.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 extracts the second container from Observation Post Crampton in the Combat Center's training area August 13, 2013. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 and HMH-366 extr More
A KC-130J Hercules belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 252, sits in preparation for launch, on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Oct. 4. The KC-130J can hold up to 84,000 pounds More
A Browning M2 .50-caliber machine gun is mounted on the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion at the Cherry Point flight line before a night fire exercise Nov. 14.
A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 (HMH-366), performs a pre flight check at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 13, 2014. Marines with HMH-366 provided aerial support for Mar More
A division of CH-53E Super Stallions begins to land at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic Jan 13. The aircrafts were performing aerial insertion for 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment. The Super Stallions bel More
Cpl. Johnathan D. Patterson poses beside a CH-53E Super Stallion inside of the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 hangar Feb. 19. Patterson is an avionics technician with HMH-366.
Pilots maneuver a CH-53 Super Stallion to practice its vertical lift capabilities near Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. March 13, 2014. The Super Stallion belongs to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edward J. Britt, an avionics technician assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, watches CH-53E Super Stallions land aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C More
Pilots and crew members with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 board a CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., before conducting aerial refueling training off the coast of North More
Lt. Col. Charles F. Megown relinquished command of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 to Lt. Col. Scott P. Silvia during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 10, 2014.
A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, lands on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) in support of exercise Bold Alligator, off the eastern coast of the United S More
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, stand by a CH-53E Super Stallion, aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) during exercise Bold Alligator 14, Nov. 4, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 1 More
The family of Maj. Ryan Lynch awaits the return of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 during a return party at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 17, 2014. Lynch is a CH-53E Super Stallion heli More
Sgt. Nathaniel Lubinus walks away from a CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 12, 2015. Lubinus earned the Marine Enlisted Aircrew of the Year Award for superior performan More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Meighen, an air crew chief assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, performs a pre-flight inspection on a CH-53E Super Stallion before conducting a training flig More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Dustin J. Dodge, a crash crewman assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, carries a fire hose after a Crash Fire and Rescue training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. More
A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, prepares to takeoff from a landing zone during a helocast training exercise near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 20 More
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 perform a foreign object damage (FOD) walk prior to a routine maintenance check at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 10, 2015. The F More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, convoy during a mounted patrol exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Califor More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Phillip G. Kohler, right, a CH-53E pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, conducts a pre-flight brief before rappelling training at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N. More
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, conduct a pre-flight brief in preparation for fast-rope training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., Oct. 21, 2015. The Marines and trai More
Marines and spouses with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, 2nd Marine Air Wing, fill out paperwork aboard the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, Armed Forces Blood Donor Center’s truck during a special blood driv More
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, is used during helicopter support team training, Landing Zone Albatross, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 31, 2016. The training was More
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 2d Combat Engineer Battalion,(2D CEB), 2d Marine Division (2D MARDIV), and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadrons 366 and 464 (HMH), 2d Marine Aircraft Wing (2DMAW) conduct external More
Capt. Zach Moorer, a pilot assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, gives a pre-flight safety brief at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Aug. 17, 2017. HMH-366 supported Marines participating i More
U.S. Marine Corps. Capt. Jared D. Shaker, qualified pilot, with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, retrieves downed equipment during a TRAP mission on Stone Bay, N.C., Janu More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, receive a brief before conducting a TRAP mission on Stone Bay, N.C., January 31, 2018. The purpose of a Tactical Recove More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 ‘Wolfpack’ prepare a CH-53E Super Stallion for flight on a runway at U-Tapao International Airport, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 12, 2018. HMH-466 supported h More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366 conducts flight operations during Trident Juncture 18 at Vaernes Air Base, Norway, Nov. 2, 2018. The exercise enhances the U.S. and NATO A More
A Marine prepares for departure on a CH-53E Super Stallion from USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Nov. 30, 2018. The aircraft and personnel return home after successfully completing Exercise Trident Juncture 18 where they More
U.S. Marines observe CH-53E Super Stallions during Exercise Steel Pike at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, June 11, 2019. The Marines are with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and 1 More
Marines and Sailors with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366 conduct a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, July 11, 2019. U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Wyland L More
Marine CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366 taxi on the runway during the squadron’s deployment for training exercise at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 5, 2020. More
A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366 prepares to land in support of an external lift exercise during the squadron’s deployment for training exercise at Fort Cars More
CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 sit on the flight line before conducting Exercise Deep Water 2020 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, July 29, 2020. The purpo More
CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 taxi on the runway during Exercise Deep Water 2020 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, July 29, 2020. The purpose of the exerc More
Sgt. Jacob M. Deegan, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2 Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C More
Lance Cpl. Leo Acuna vigorously rows to the finish line during a timed event in Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366’s boat race Friday. Acuna, along with Cpl. Jared Braveheart and Lance Cpl. Jordan Friedman, m More
Military police dog Brasco closes in to take down Mike Copeland, a civilian officer for the station provost marshal’s office, during a training demonstration for the Teen All-Access Tour aboard MCAS Cherry Poin More
A CH-53E Super Stallion flies into a landing zone with the Hammerheads of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 to assist Marines from Company F at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 20. Company F is a reserve More
Lt. Col. Richard T. Anderson talks to his new unit with a CH-53E Super Stallion in the background during the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 change of command ceremony in the squadron’s hangar, Nov. 4.
More than 50 officers and staff noncommissioned officers with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 pose for a photo aboard the USS North Carolina in Wilmington, N.C., before the units mess night May 24. The squadron h More
Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion plan the route they will use to a simulated casualty from the landing zone and onto Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366's CH-53E Super Stallio More
The landing support team attaches a six-ton weight to a CH53-E Super Stallion of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 16. The training exercise helped the squadron More
Cpl. Timothy A. Gayson, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, and Soldiers of the 18th Fires Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare M777 Howitzers for lift during a joint training exercise a More
Cpl. Matthew Bolton, an aviation maintenance administration specialist with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 and native of Augusta, Ga., answers questions about his military career from H. J. MacDonald Midd More
Valerie Nasser, a guidance councilor with HJ MacDonald Middle School, left, Deborah Langhans, middle, the principal, Lt. Col. Richard T. Anderson, right, commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 3 More
A CH-53E Super Stallion sits parked on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 22. Super Stallions are equipped with forward looking infrared sensors and their pilots use night visi More
In the distance, a VMGR-252 KC-130J refuels a HMH-366 CH-53E Super Stallion during long-range raid training near Wilmington Jan. 24. The squadrons train in realistic scenarios and coordinate with sister units t More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with HMH-366 sets down in a landing zone to pick up Army howitzers and artillery crews at Fort Bragg. The CH-53E is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the U.S. military. The heavy-li More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 prepare a container for helicopter extraction at Observation Post Crampton in the Combat Center's training area. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 and HMH-366 e More
Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 252, prepare the KC-130J Hercules for its launch Oct. 4 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The Marines were checking the fuel hose for any discrepancies pre-takeoff.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 conducted a night aerial gun run Nov. 12 over Atlantic filed. The Marines were qualifying on their ability to operate and control the .50 caliber machine guns.
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 touches down on a landing zone near bombing target 11 northwest of Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic Dec. 3.
A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 (HMH-366), performs a pre flight check on a CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 13, 2014. Marines with HMH More
Lance Cpl. Naim K. Olverson sights in during an exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic Jan 13. Olverson is a rifleman for L Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment.
Cpl. Johnathan D. Patterson stands in front of a CH-53E Super Stallion inside of the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 hangar Feb. 19. Patterson is an avionics technician with HMH-366.
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Michael J. Cuttic, a crew chief assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, looks out of a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Ft. Ambrose Powell Hill, Va., Sept. 9, 2014. HMH More
A CH-53E Super Stallion idles before take-off at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 8, 2014.
A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, prepares to take off from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) in support of exercise Bold Alligator, off the eastern coas More
A sign adorns a hangar wall during a return party for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 17, 2014. HMH-366 departed Camp Bastion at the end of October, mar More
A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366 is parked on the flight line in preparation for an external lift training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 fly above the runway in a CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 5, 2015. HMH-366 is a helicopter squadron capable of large More
Sgt. Nathaniel Lubinus tightens a bolt on the CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 12, 2015. Lubinus conducts maintenance on the aircraft and teaches junior Marines the in More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Richard Brown, a pilot assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, performs a pre-flight inspection on a CH-53E Super Stallion before conducting a training flight at Marine Corps A More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Christopher M. Doylea, a crash crewman assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, drains a fire hose during a Crash Fire and Rescue training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point More
A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, prepares to land during a helocast training exercise near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 10, 2015. HMH-366 supported M More
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 receive a brief prior to a routine maintenance check at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., July 10, 2015. The maintenance was conducted to More
Lance Cpl. Dakota Miller, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, scans the area for debris while clearing a landing zone during More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Donaldson, center, a CH-53E pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, conducts a pre-flight brief before rappelling training at Marine Corps Air Station New River, More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jimmy P. Roberts, a crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, carries gear and equipment towards an aircraft in preparation for fast-rope training at Marin More
A replica hammerhead shark swims in the home of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, 2nd Marine Air Wing. The hard charging unit showed its softer side as its Marines and family members participated in a speci More
Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 perform a pre-flight inspection of a CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Aug. 17, 2017. HMH-366 supported Marines particip More
Two V-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) prepare to land during a TRAP mission on Stone Bay, N.C., January 31, 2018. The purpose of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft an More