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A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts a Canadian armored vehicle, general purpose (AVGP), Cougar, with ease. The vehicle can be fielded under 14 tons

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts a Canadian armor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL D. Davis Release Status: Re... More

Marines of the Light Anti-Armor Missile Battalion, use a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, from Marine Helicopter Squadron, Medium-465, to airlift part of their equipment

Marines of the Light Anti-Armor Missile Battalion, use a CH-53E Sea St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Bentley Release Status: R... More

Men of the 10th Marine Regiment are airlifted by CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter to the Fort Bragg Army base for field training with the M-198 155mm howitzer

Men of the 10th Marine Regiment are airlifted by CH-53E Sea Stallion h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT D. R. Little Rel... More

A left side view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter taking on fuel from a Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) KC-130R Hercules aircraft during a flight out of Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina

A left side view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PFC T.E. Caldwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A front view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter taking on fuel from a Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) KC-130R Hercules aircraft during a flight out of Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina

A front view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter taking...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PFC T.E. Caldwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left front view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter taking on fuel from a Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) KC-130R Hercules aircraft during a flight out of Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina

A left front view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PFC T.E. Caldwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marines load mail from a truck into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

US Marines load mail from a truck into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marines load mail from a truck into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

US Marines load mail from a truck into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marines load mail into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

US Marines load mail into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Beirut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter stands on the runway in front of hangars destroyed by shelling at Beirut International Airport. The airport is functioning as headquarters for US Marines deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter stands on the runway in front of ha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marines load mail from a truck into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

US Marines load mail from a truck into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marines load mail from a truck into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at their encampment at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

US Marines load mail from a truck into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marines load mail from a truck into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Beirut International Airport. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

US Marines load mail from a truck into a CH-53E Super Stallion helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marines exit from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Landing Zone Red. They are participating as members of a multinational peacekeeping force

Marines exit from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Landing Zone R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (ABH-2) Leroy V. Young directs a Marine CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter lifting a 2 1/2-ton truck from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4). The truck will be taken ashore to be used by U.S. Marines assigned to a multinational peacekeeping force in Beirut, Lebanon

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (ABH-2) Leroy V. Young directs a M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: Jocm Burlage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left side view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifting an M198 155 mm howitzer from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD 4). The AUSTIN is deployed off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon in support of the United States contingent of the multinational peacekeeping force

A left side view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: Jocm John D. Burlage Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Marines move toward a CH-53E, Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Garcia during Operation OCEAN VENTURE '84. Another CH-53E is visible in the background

Marines move toward a CH-53E, Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Garcia...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter airlifts an M-114 155mm howitzer during Exercise Ocean Venture '84

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter airlifts an M-114 155m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

A US Marines armed with an M16A2 rifle and other equipment moves out during an amphibious landing exercise conducted by NATO amphiious assault ships participating in NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86. A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter is in the background

A US Marines armed with an M16A2 rifle and other equipment moves out d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: North Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Marines are dropped off by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to serve as gunfire spotters during firing exercises for the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). The Marines are participating in NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86

Marines are dropped off by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to serve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Base: Cape Wrath Country: Scotland (SCT) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Status: Release... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters lowers an M998 multipurpose wheeled vehicle during the amphibious assault Exercise Operation KERNAL BLITZ'87-2

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters lowers an M998 multipurpose wheele...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNAL BLITZ Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Cam... More

Marines wearing winter camouflage prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a training exercise

Marines wearing winter camouflage prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stal...

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

A group of Marines prepares to board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 (HMH-466) during Exercise Gallant Eagle '88

A group of Marines prepares to board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '88 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

A crewman climbs atop one of two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 (HMH-466) that sit idle at a landing zone during Exercise Gallant Eagle '88. The Marines who will later be transported by the helicopters have staged their packs on the ground nearby

A crewman climbs atop one of two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '88 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

A squad of Marines crosses a dry rice paddy to reach a waiting CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '89. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A squad of Marines crosses a dry rice paddy to reach a waiting CH-53E ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Salois Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Two Marines assigned to the combat cargo office aboard the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) wait to carry a pallet of small arms ammunition onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during the combined Thai/U.S. joint Exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopter is assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU)

Two Marines assigned to the combat cargo office aboard the amphibious ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A forklift stands by to transport cargo from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter which is delivering supplies for U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and civilian personnel during Operation SHARP EDGE. The U.S. military units are in western Africa to protect Americans living in Liberia from that country's political unrest

A forklift stands by to transport cargo from a Helicopter Combat Suppo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and a Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 59 (VR-59) C-9B Skytrain II aircraft stand by at the airfield during a supply delivery for U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and civilian personnel during Operation SHARP EDGE. The U.S. military units are in western Africa to protect Americans living in Liberia from that country's political unrest

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A forklift stands by to transport cargo from a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter which is delivering supplies for U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and civilian personnel during Operation SHARP EDGE. The U.S. military units are in western Africa to protect Americans living in Liberia from that country's political unrest

A forklift stands by to transport cargo from a Helicopter Combat Suppo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters and a Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 59 (VR-59) C-9B Skytrain II aircraft stand by at the airfield during a supply delivery for U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and civilian personnel during Operation SHARP EDGE. The U.S. military units are in western Africa to protect Americans living in Liberia from that country's political unrest

Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion heli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts an external load from the flight deck of an Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship. The ship and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts an external load from the fli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Marine rinses soap off the side of a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH 464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD 1). The RALEIGH is part of an amphibious task force supporting Operation DESERT SHIELD

A Marine rinses soap off the side of a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CPT Rick Mullen, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter warms up its engines on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1). The RALEIGH and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in to land on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1) as other ships of the amphibious task force steam in formation behind. The ships and their embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Two Marines complete a fresh-water washdown of a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH 464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD 1). The RALEIGH is part of an amphibious task force supporting Operation DESERT SHIELD

Two Marines complete a fresh-water washdown of a Marine Heavy Helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CPT Rick Mullen, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Marines exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1) as members of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) wash one of the squadron's CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters. The RALEIGH and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

Marines exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in to land on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1) as other ships of the amphibious task force steam in formation behind. The ships and their embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1) as other ships of the amphibious task force steam in formation behind. The ships and their embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A member of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) washes part of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1). The RALEIGH and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

A member of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) washes part...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter idles on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD 1) as other ships of the amphibious task force steam in formation behind. The ships and their embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: Captain Rick Mullen, Usmc Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Members of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) wash a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1). The RALEIGH and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

Members of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) wash a CH-53...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A member of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) sits on one of the folded-back rotor blades of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as he performs maintenance while embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1). The RALEIGH and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

A member of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) sits on one...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the deck of an amphibious ship during exercise Imminent Thunder, a readiness exercise conducted by forces operating in the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Desert Shield

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts an M998 High-Mob...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IMMINENT THUNDERDESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Relea... More

Three Marines watch as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in for a landing during Operation Desert Shield

Three Marines watch as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Kurdish men help unload cases of rations from the back of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

Kurdish men help unload cases of rations from the back of a Marine Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 (Aw) J. D. Dimattio Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in for a landing while operating in support of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees who have fled Iraqi government forces

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter comes in for a landing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Marines shield themselves from flying debris as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands in a courtyard in the city. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and MEU Service Support Group 24 (MSSG-24) are furnishing aid to the Kurdish refugees in the Zakhu area as part of Operation Provide Comfort

Marines shield themselves from flying debris as a CH-53E Super Stallio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton R. Savage Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter hovers above a Marine command post as a CH-46 Sea Knight is parked in the background. Marines are in the region as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter hovers above a Marine command post ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Bruce Wallace Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Sailors stand in formation with their respective divisions as quarters is held on the crowded flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1). The two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters are from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464). The RALEIGH and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

Sailors stand in formation with their respective divisions as quarters...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Two Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters sit on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1). The RALEIGH and its embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield

Two Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 (HMH-464) CH-53E Super Stalli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea Scene Camera Operator: CAPT. Rick Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266 (HMM-266) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter stands ready for use during relief efforts in response to Mount Etna's eruption. Members of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are using 8,000-pound concrete blocks in an attempt to divert the lava's flow and thereby minimize destruction to the town of Zafferana Etnea during Operation Hot Rock

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266 (HMM-266) CH-53E Super Stallio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOT ROCK Base: Sicily Country: Italy(ITA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Laurie Beers Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, upper right, on a desert air field during a Sea Soldier III exercise in support of Operation Desert Shield

U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters and CH-53E Super Stall...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Thomas Witham Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter drops a high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle into a landing zone during Operation Desert Shield.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter drops a high-mobi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Charles Reger Release Status: Released to Public C... More

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, left, and a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter, right, fly overhead as an AAVP-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle, foreground, and a mechanized landing craft (LCM) assigned to the tank landing ship USS MANITOWOC (LST-1100) come ashore during an amphibious assault exercise. In the background, utility landing craft LCU-1653 brings Marines toward shore as an amphibious assault ship stands at anchor

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, left, and a CH-53 Sea Stallion heli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Sw) Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

View over the silhouetted right shoulder of a KC-130 Hercules crew member, out of the back cargo bay entrance, at a right side front view of a US Marine CH-53E Super Stallion attempting an aerial refueling. A second CH-53E is seen in the distance at the top right of the frame. Both helicopters, call signs KNIGHT RIDER 22 & 23 are from HMH 164 working off the USS TRIPOLI (not shown). They are practicing aerial refueling with Raider 103, a US Marine KC-130 Hercules from VMGR 352, El Toro Marine Air Station, California, over the waters of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Kenya. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

View over the silhouetted right shoulder of a KC-130 Hercules crew mem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Right side front, aerial view of a US Marine CH-53E Super Stallion attempting an aerial refueling. Another CH-53E is seen in the background at the top of the frame. Both helicopters, call signs KNIGHT RIDER 22 & 23 are from HMH 164 working off the USS TRIPOLI (not shown). They are practicing aerial refueling with Raider 103, a US Marine KC-130 Hercules from VMGR 352, El Toro Marine Air Station, California (not shown). Only the fuel line and drag chute are seen from the KC-130 at the right side of the frame. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Right side front, aerial view of a US Marine CH-53E Super Stallion att...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit advance across the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) after rappelling from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter. The Marines are participating in a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) mission

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit advance across the fligh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit advance across the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) after rappelling from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter. The Marines are participating in a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) mission

Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit advance across the fligh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter externally carries an LAV-25 light armored vehicle while in flight against an overcast sky

A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter externally carries an LAV-25...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Steven Webster Release Stat... More

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts off a runway near Mang Bang Ri Beach, South Korea after inserting troops and equipment during an airborne amphibious assault raid as part of Exercise Team Spirit '93

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lifts off a runwa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '93 Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters lift off a dirt runway after inserting troops and vehicles during an airborne amphibious assault raid near Mang Bang Ri Beach, South Korea as part of Exercise Team Spirit '93

Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters lift off a dir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '93. Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

U.S. Marines Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter approaches a dirt airfield to insert troops and equipment during an airborne amphibious assault raid near Mang Bang Ri Beach, South Korea, as part of Exercise Team Spirit '93

U.S. Marines Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter approaches a dirt ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '93 Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A US Marine CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), refuels from a US Military support aircraft, while operating from the flight deck of the US Navy's amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH 9) (not shown). The 2000 marines on board Guam have been operating in coastal waters off the troubled African nation of Liberia, assisting in evacuation efforts in support of Operation ASSURED RESPONSE

A US Marine CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to the 22nd Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED RESPONSE Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Pha Richard W. Williams, USN Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Marines from 2d Battalion, 6th Marines carry back the downed pilot to the waiting CH-53E helicopter at the end of the TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission module

Marines from 2d Battalion, 6th Marines carry back the downed pilot to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Revised Capabilities Exercise (RCAPEX) Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United State... More

Marines from 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, storm out of a CH-53E helicopter in support of a TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission

Marines from 2d Battalion, 6th Marines, storm out of a CH-53E helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Revised Capabilities Exercise (RCAPEX) Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United State... More

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, storm out of a CH-53E helicopter in support of a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) mission

Marines from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, storm out of a CH-53E helicop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES EXERCISE Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of Amer... More

Marines from 1ST Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division exit the rear of A CH-53E helicopter at Landing Zone Condor as an AH-1W Super Cobra, overhead, patrols the zone for enemy movement

Marines from 1ST Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Division exit the r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: ... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, prepare to rescue a downed pilot (foreground) at LZ Falcon while CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters await to transport them out during a simulated TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. These Marines are rehearsing for a demonstration that will be held the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, prepare to rescue a downed pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)... More

A HST (Helicopter Support Team) from 2d FSSG (Force Service Support Group) guide in a CH-53E Super Stallian helicopter carrying a Medium Girder Bridge to replace one previously "blown up" by the enemy, at OP-5, Camp Lejeune, NC. These Marines were rehearsing for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

A HST (Helicopter Support Team) from 2d FSSG (Force Service Support Gr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Op-5, Mcb, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare to drop off Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines during a TRAP (Tactical Rescue of Aircraft and Personnel) mission at LZ Falcon, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The training is part of a demonstration that will be held the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare to drop off Marines from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines, storm out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at LZ Falcon during a simulated TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. These Marines were rehearsing for a demonstration that was to be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines, storm out of a CH-53E Super St...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)... More

A CH-53E Sea Stallion airlifts a Medium Girder Bridge section to a Helicopter Support Team (HST), during Revised Capabilities exercise

A CH-53E Sea Stallion airlifts a Medium Girder Bridge section to a Hel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Michael T. Huff Re... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines prepare to get back aboard their awaiting CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as the TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission comes to a close. This rehearsal was for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise aboard Camp Lejeune

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines prepare to get back aboard thei...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Lz Falcon, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines carry back a downed pilot to the waiting CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at LZ Falcon, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission. This rehearsal was for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines carry back a downed pilot to th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Lz Falcon, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines rush out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at LZ Falcon, aboard Camp Lejeune, as the TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission begins to unfurl. This rehearsal was for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines rush out of a CH-53E Super Stal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Lz Falcon, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines, provide cover fire for their fellow squad members as they return to their waiting CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at LZ Falcon, during a simulated TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. These Marines were rehearsing for a demonstration that was to be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines, provide cover fire for their f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter hits the zone at LZ Falcon during the TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission aboard Camp Lejeune. This rehearsal was for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter hits the zone at LZ Falcon during t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Lz Falcon, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

Military Police and an AH-1w Cobra helicopter provide cover while a HST (Helicopter Support Team) from 2d FSSG (Force Service Support Group) guides in a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter carrying a Medium Girder Bridge to replace one previously "blown up" by the enemy, at OP-5, Camp Lejeune, NC. These Marines were rehearsing for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

Military Police and an AH-1w Cobra helicopter provide cover while a HS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Op-5, Mcb, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter hits the zone at LZ Falcon during the TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission aboard Camp Lejeune. This rehearsal was for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter hits the zone at LZ Falcon during t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Lz Falcon, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

A pair of CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters hit the zone at LZ Falcon, aboard Camp Lejeune, as the TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel) mission begins to unfurl. The downed pilots parachute can be seen in the background. This rehearsal was for a demonstration that would be given the following day as part of the REVISED CAPABILITIES Exercise

A pair of CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters hit the zone at LZ Falcon,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REVISED CAPABILITIES Base: Lz Falcon, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene ... More

A CH-53E, is about to land and pick up a huddle of marines with 3rd. Battalion, 8th Marines to take them to the lower base camp. Their training is completed. 2nd Marine Regiment and 3rd Battalion 8th Marines from Camp Lejeune, NC spend 34 days at the Mountain Warfare Training Center where they receive instruction in cold weather survival and arctic warfare

A CH-53E, is about to land and pick up a huddle of marines with 3rd. B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bridgeport State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. E. J. Young Release Status: Released... More

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) CH-53E "Super Stallion" lifts off to transport American citizens from Tirana, Albania, to the USS Nassau. 26th MEU (SOC) was called upon to perform a NEO (Non-combatant Evacuation Operation) of US citizens that desired to leave Albania, due to the current civil strife

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SILVER WAKE Base: Tirana Country: Albania (ALB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark D. Oliva, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

A US Marine Corps MH-53E Sea Dragon of HM-365, USS Nassau, pulls into position behind the drogue (visible in lower right corner) of a USMC KC-130F Hercules of VMGR-252, Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina, over the ocean near the coast of Congo, Africa. A second helicopter, a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion waits in the background to refuel. All three aircraft are participants in PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A US Marine Corps MH-53E Sea Dragon of HM-365, USS Nassau, pulls into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: R... More

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Dan Hoffman, KC-130F Hercules Flight Mechanic/Aerial Observer, watches as a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion of HM-365 refuels just off the coast of Congo. Also visible is a MH-53E Sea Dragon waiting its turn to refuel further off the port (Left) wing of the KC-130. LCPL Hoffman is assigned to VMGR-252, Cherry Point, North Carolina

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCPL) Dan Hoffman, KC-130F Hercules Fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion refuels using the (Left) port-side drogue of a KC-130 Hercules off the coast of Congo. Visible in the photo is the horizontal stabalizer of the KC-130 (left) and another USMC helicopter, a MH-53E Sea Dragon. The KC-130 is from VMGR-252 while the CH/MH-53's are from HM-365, USS Nassau

A US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion refuels using the (Left) port-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Marines from HMH-461 (Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina), conduct a pre-flight operations check on a CH-53E "Super Stallion" during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service...

Marines from HMH-461 (Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Caroli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Marines from HMH-461 (Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina), conduct a pre-flight operations check on a CH-53E "Su... More

A CH-53E "Super Stallion" prepares to "turn the blades" at the Expeditionary Air Field for offensive manuevering tactics during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) and the Combat Service Support Element (CSSE)

A CH-53E "Super Stallion" prepares to "turn the blades" at the Expedit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 6-97 Base: Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

A CH-53E "Super Stallion" from HMH-461, MCAS New River, North Carola, externally lifts an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) durg HST (Helicopter Support Team) trag at Observation Post (OP) Crampton durg Combed Arms Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Mare Air Ground Task Force) exercise beg conducted at MCAGCC (Mare Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Mare Regiment, 2d Mare Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carola. Many commands from the II MEF (Mare Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets...

A CH-53E "Super Stallion" from HMH-461, MCAS New River, North Carola, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A CH-53E "Super Stallion" from HMH-461, MCAS New River, North Carolina, externally lifts an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Whee... More

A CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopter from HMH-461, MCAS New River, North Carolina, externally lifts an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during HST (Helicopter Support Team) Training as it prepares to land at TLZ (Tactical Landing Zone) Wilson during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 6-97. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert...

A CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopter from HMH-461, MCAS New River, Nor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopter from HMH-461, MCAS New River, North Carolina, externally lifts an M998 High-Mobility Multip... More

CH-53E "Super Stallion" Helicopter externally lifts an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during HST (Helicopter Support Team) training at Observation Post (OP) Crampton during COMBINED RMS Exercise (CX) 6-97. CX 5/6-97 is a MGTF (Marine ir Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCGCC (Marine Corps ir Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is MGTF-6, which is built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) have sent units to this desert warfare exercise, to fill key billets in the Ground Combat Element (GCE),...

CH-53E "Super Stallion" Helicopter externally lifts an M998 High-Mobil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A CH-53E "Super Stallion" Helicopter externally lifts an M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during HST (Hel... More

Crew CHIEF Corporal Rick Baker of USMC HMH-466, rests for a moment atop a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard USS TARAWA (LHA 1), during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Crew CHIEF Corporal Rick Baker of USMC HMH-466, rests for a moment ato...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

Marine CH-46E Sea Knight (foreground) and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter land on the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) flight deck during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97 taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton. KERNEL BLITZ is a biannual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Marine CH-46E Sea Knight (foreground) and CH-53E Super Stallion helico...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Nac) Stephen Batiz, USN Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Marines from 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, Camp Pendleton, California, aboard USS TARAWA (LHA 1), prepare for embarkation on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to support a clandestine assault as part of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. Marines are seen with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle and All-purpose Lightweight Carrying Equipment (ALICE) pack. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Marines from 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, Camp Pendleton, Califor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Nac) Douglas S. Bean, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Corps squadron HMM 466 home based at Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, California, in flight over the coast of Southern California in support of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is a biannual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Corps squadron HMM 466 ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: USMC HMM-466 Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Nac) Douglas... More

Marines from 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, Camp Pendleton, California, aboard USS TARAWA (LHA 1), prepare for embarkation on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to support a clandestine assault as part of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. Marines are seen with Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle and All-purpose Lightweight Carrying Equipment (ALICE) pack. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Marines from 1ST Force Reconnaissance Company, Camp Pendleton, Califor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Nac) Douglas S. Bean, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Corps squadron HMM 466, Tustin, California, perform flight operations aboard USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Corps squadron HMM 466, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: Scott Blackhal... More

A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flies off the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) (not seen) into the sunset during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton is a biannual Commander-in-CHIEF Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F)/ I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3)/ 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

A Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flies off the USS TARAWA (LH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Tarawa Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Nac) Stephen Batiz, US... More

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1/1 Trailer Platoon, lay scattered on the deck as they participate in a mass casualty drill aboard the USS PELELIU (LHA-5). A Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter (CH-53E) sits on the ships deck in the background

Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1/1 Trailer Platoon, lay scattered...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brook R. Kelsey Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Marines from the USS PELELIU (LHA-5) Combat Cargo Department, remove wounded personnel from a CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter that is onboard the ship. As part of this exercise, the mass casualty drill ensures all hands are prepared for any such emergency

Marines from the USS PELELIU (LHA-5) Combat Cargo Department, remove w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brook R. Kelsey Release Status: Released to Public C... More

CH-46E Sea Knights and CH-53E Super Stallion (background) from Marine helicopter sqadrons HMM-163 and HMH-466 are providing logistical support for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California, 29 Palms and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

CH-46E Sea Knights and CH-53E Super Stallion (background) from Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: HMM-163 and HMH-46... More

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