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U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB), U.S. Navy Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four, and animal packers with the U.S. National Forest Service prepare and recover a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk at Inyo National Forest, California, Oct. 19-21, 2023. The combined efforts of U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Forest Service personnel allowed HMH-461 to successfully recover the MH-60S Seahawk with a CH-53K King Stallion. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 2nd DSB is a subordinate unit of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, the aviation and logistics combat elements of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)(Music licensed from DeWolfe Music)

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 perform external lifts and fire GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns from CH-53K King Stallions at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Aug. 4 - 24, 2022. This was the first time the Marine Corps deployed the King Stallion in an exercise. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Adam Henke) The music within this video production is copyright material used under license with De Wolfe Music USA, Inc. contract dated 1 May 2022.

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, support exercise Raven 22-2 in Gulfport, Mississippi, Oct. 24-28, 2021. HMH-772 supported exercise Raven 22-2 by providing a platform via their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters to conduct aerial raids, casualty evacuations, and military free-fall training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Trystan Taft)

U.S. Marine Corps Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463), Marine Aircraft Group 24, conduct an external lift of a SH-60B Seahawk helicopter with a CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, March 29, 2018. HMH-463 used their heavy lift capabilities to facilitate joint support for the U.S. Army’s 209th Aviation Support Battalion training event by relocating their aircraft to Wheeler Army Airfield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Tso)

The CH-53K King Stallion demonstrated its heavy-lift capability, lifting a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle for the first time at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, Jan.18, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Tara Bray). For a descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at Kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.

Lockheed Martin announced the CH-53K King Stallion passed its Defense Acquisition Board assessment that approved for the aircraft to begin low-rate initial production on April 4, 2017. The CH-53K will be considered the most powerful helicopter in the Department of Defense and is scheduled to completely replace the CH-53E Super Stallion by 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Molly Hampton)

The purpose of this video is to highlight the duties of CH-53E Aerial Observers during flight. The Aerial Observer qualification is open to any military occupational specialty assigned to a Heavy Lift squadron.