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Norwegian soldiers with Armoured Battalion, Brigade Nord, Norwegian Army, rehearse on-off drills on a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 (HMH-366), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Exercise Cold Response 22 in Setermoen, Norway, March 15, 2022. Exercise Cold Response 22 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, including 26 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Master Sgt Robert B. Brown Jr.)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366 train in Brunswick, Maine, Dec. 7-17, 2021. Marines with HMH-366 exercised expeditionary advanced base operations and cold-weather techniques and procedures in an unfamiliar environment by performing touch-and-go landings and low-altitude maneuvers in CH-53E Super Stallions. HMH-366 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)

British Royal Marines exercised their Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel proficiency in Rindal, Norway November 6, 2018, during Exercise Trident Juncture 18. The Royal Marines with X-Ray Company, 45 Commando, worked in conjunction with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and assets from Marine Aircraft Group 29.

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 transports Norwegian Home Guard troops during Exercise Trident Juncture 18 at Vaernes Air Base, Norway, Nov. 2, 2018. The exercise enhances the U.S. and NATO Allies’ and partners’ abilities to work together collectively to conduct military operations under challenging conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Cody Rowe)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Wyland Leadbetter talks about the insertion of a Norwegian battalion during Trident Juncture 18 at Vaernes Air Base, Norway, Nov. 1, 2018. The exercise enhances the U.S. and NATO Allies' and partners' abilities to work together collectively to conduct military operations under challenging conditions. Leadbetter is the commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Paige Stade)

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Fleet Week New York attend a Memorial Day ceremony and Marine Corps aviation event held at Glen State Park in New Rochelle, New York, May 28, 2018. Fleet Week is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard teams and experience America’s sea services. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel R. Betancourt Jr.)

The third #LetterOfTheDay in our weekly series #AviationAcademics is “C” for “CH-53E Super Stallion.” The Super Stallion is the primary heavy lift helicopter in the Marine Corps and improves the #expeditionary nature of #2ndMAW, ensuring we are #2ndToNone among II-MEF, Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps units. Be sure to “like” and “share” so your friends and families don’t miss out on this lesson! Leave a comment below letting us know what other #AviationAcademics you’d like us to cover! -------------------------------------------- “C” is for CH-53E Super Stallion – The CH-53E incorporates a multitude of functions including a Global Positioning System; Doppler radar; forward looking infra-red and night vision imaging systems; and heads up displays. It’s capable of firing 7.62mm and 50. caliber weaponry. The heavy lift helicopter is capable of carrying 16 tons of cargo approximately 50 miles to zone and back or carry enough Marines for assault missions or humanitarian operations. The CH-53E is compact enough to deploy on amphibious assault ships and has the armaments, speed and agility to qualify as much more than a heavy lift helicopter. 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing carries three units who pilot the CH-53E Super Stallion: Heavy Attack Helicopter Squadron 464. Heavy Attack Helicopter Squadron 461 and Heavy Attack Helicopter Squadron 366, Marine Aircraft Group 29.

Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 support 2nd Marine Raider Battalion Marines during a parachute operations training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 28, 2017. HMH-366’s mission is to provide aerial support to allied forces and transport combat troops, supplies and equipment in support of expeditionary, joint, or combined operations. HMH-366 is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd Marine Raider Bn. is assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin Roux/ Released)

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 and 3rd Marine Raider Battalion conducted parachute operations training from a CH-53E Super Stallion over Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 5, 2016. The operation provided training to the pilot and crew for when they are called upon to conduct personnel inserts in deployed environments, and also ensured that the special forces Marines continue to maintain their jump qualifications.

Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conducted mounted patrol training during the unit's Integrated Training Exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 10, 2015. The training prepared Marines for future Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force operations and Large Scale Exercise 15, a combined U.S. Marine Corps, Canadian and British exercise.