Flightline mechanics with the 11th Marine Expeditionary

Flightline mechanics with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s aviation combat element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), clean the engine bay of a CH-53E Super Stallion to ensure a constant state of readiness for flight operations during Realistic Urban Training Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise 14-1 aboard Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., March 16. RUTMEUEX is intended to be the first large-scale opportunity for integration between the ground combat element, aviation combat element, logistics combat element and command element of the MEU. The training places its participants in environments similar those they’ll see during their upcoming deployment.