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A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 (HMM-161) brings Marines of Company L into the area for Operation CAX 1-2-82 at the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAX 1-2-82 Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. More

An air-to-air right side view of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter spewing flares near the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md. The helicopter is going through an evaluation of the AN/ALC-39 Countermeasures Dispensing System, used to provide protection against guided weapons

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

A helicopter support team member guides an ascending Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (Composite) (HMM-165(C)) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit (31st MAU) exercise Valiant Usher II '84

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT USHER II '84 Base: P'Ohang Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: CPL. M. Mendez Release Status: Released to Pu More

A view from the cockpit of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of a second Sea Stallion during the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit (31st MAU) exercise Valiant Usher II '84 near P'ohang, South Korea. The helicopters are attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadr

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT USHER II '84 Country: Sea Of Japan Scene Camera Operator: CPL. M. Mendez Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A starboard beam view of the East German intelligence ship JASMUND, foreground, observing the amphibious assault ship USS INCHON (LPH-12) during NATO exercise North Wedding '86. A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter is approaching the INCHON for a landing

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN William Holck Release Status: Released to Publ More

CPL Greg Roleh, an avionics technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463), checks the arming switch for the AN/ALE-39 electronic countermeasures dispenser aboard a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT S.M. Frank Release Status More

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463) comes in for a landing on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship US TARAWA (LHA-1) during deck landing qualifications

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: SGT S.M. Frank Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter hovers over the surface of a reservoir, trailing lifting cables and shipping up a mist with its rotor wash. Marines from Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, move toward the helicopter in a motorized inflatable

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

A Marine rappels down a rope from the rear of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to More

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), left, and three CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters of HMM-261 start up their engines on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

LCPL Shackleford, first mechanic aboard a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter, stacks a bag of food brought aboard by a civilian volunteer. HMH-363 is taking part in the relief effort for civilians trapped in remote areas by the July 16, 1990, earthquake

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT W.H. Henson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

LCPL Shackleford, first mechanic aboard a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter, buckles a Filipino woman into her seat as an evacuation flight prepares to depart with Filipinos left homeless by the earthquake of July 16, 1990

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT W.H. Henson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

SGT E.R. Cano, left, and CPL J.D. Cloninger of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) remove a countermeasures dispenser from the side of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT W.H. Henson Release Status: Released to Public More

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) lifts off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) lifts off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) departs the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

United States Marine unload supplies from a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during rescue and recovery efforts in an area which sustained earthquake damage

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cabanatuan City Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joseph Lancaster Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Deny Flight

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Chris J. Purtee Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Deny Flight

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Chris J. Purtee Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter lifts off after delivering a load of grain during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore hope. The grain, donated by Australia, is being delivered to Maleel by helicopter instead of truck convoy because it is suspected that the roads to the village have been mined

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter lifts off after delivering a load of grain during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. The grain, donated by Australia, is being delivered to Maleel by helicopter instead of truck convoy because it is suspected that the roads to the village have been mined

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Members of the 1ST Royal Australian Regiment disembark from a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. They are escorting bags of grain donated by Australia. The grain is being delivered to a field outside the village of Maleel instead of driven because it is suspected that the roads leading to the village have been mined

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Villagers watch as a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter lifts off after delivering a load of grain during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The grain, donated by Australia, is being delivered to Maleel by helicopter instead of truck convoy because it is suspected that the roads to the village have been mined

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Members of the 1ST Royal Australian Regiment board a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. They are escorting bags of grain donated by Australia being delivered to the village of Maleel. The grain is being flown in instead of driven because it is suspected that the roads leading to Maleel have been mined

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Baidoa Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to P More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter delivers a load of grain donated by Australia to a field outside the village of Maleel during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The grain is being flown in instead of driven because the roads to the village are suspected of being mined

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

Villagers watch as a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter lifts off after delivering a load of grain during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. The grain, donated by Australia, is being delivered to Maleel by helicopter instead of truck convoy becuase it is suspected that the roads to the village have been mined

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter delivers a load of grain to a field outside the village of Maleel during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. The grain, donated by Australia, is being flown in instead of driven because it is suspected that the roads lading to the village have been mined

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: PHCM Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter takes off from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Deny Flight

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Chris J. Purtee Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

A plane director holds the takeoff signal as a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HHH-362) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter takes off from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic as part of Operation Deny Flight

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sean Griffiths Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) board a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The Marines are going to participate in a training exercise in Italy. The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic in support of Operation Deny Flight

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sean Griffiths Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

A plane director signals to the pilot of a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter as it prepares to take off from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Deny Flight

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Sean Griffiths Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

Marines in flack vest from Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 23rd Marines, Houston, Texas, charge out the rear of a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during training at Camp Pendleton, California, as part of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. Marine in background is armed with M240G 7.62mm medium machine gun. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene More

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 lifts off the ground after unloading Marines aboard at the Bellows Training Area, Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. (Substandard image)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ty Hardin, Usmc Release Status: R More

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-463 flies above a mock embassy at the Bellows training area to unload Marines from 1ST Battalion, 3rd Marines, at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. (Substandard image)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pohakuloa Training Area State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ty Hardin, Usmc Release Status: R More

A Marine Mercedes G IFAV (Interim Fast Attack Vehicle) is loaded on a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter aboard the USS Essex LHD 2 in the Shoalwater Bay military training area, in support of Exercise TANDEM THRUST. TANDEM THRUST 2001 a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military exercise for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland, Australia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 01 Base: Rockhampton State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Wayne A. Clark, US More

An aerial photograph of Marbo Annex on the island of Guam taken from a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH-463, Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. Marbo Annex was used as a landing zone during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps' ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCP More

An aerial photograph of Marbo Annex on the island of Guam taken from a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH-463, Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. Marbo Annex was used as a landing zone during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps' ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL More

An aerial photograph of Marbo Annex on the island of Guam taken from a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH-463, Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. Marbo Annex was used as a landing zone during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps' ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCP More

An aerial photograph of Marbo Annex on the island of Guam taken from a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH-463, Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. Marbo Annex was used as a landing zone during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps' ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCP More

An aerial photograph of Marbo Annex on the island of Guam taken from a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH-463, Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. Marbo Annex was used as a landing zone during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps' ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCP More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, disembark from a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter, during landing force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Brunei Darussalam (BRN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status: Released to Public More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter prepares for a mission aboard the USN WASP CLASS; Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD-1), during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Wasp (LHD 1) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Melissa Sanscrainte, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53D Sea Stallion Helicopter from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463) flies a familiarization flight over the countryside near Osan AB, Korea in preparation for the Korean Incremental Training Program

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Roberto Torres, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53D Sea Stallion Helicopter from Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463) flies a familiarization flight over the countryside near Osan AB, Korea in preparation for the Korean Incremental Training Program

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Roberto Torres, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) John Charbandeux, Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463) looks out the hatch of the CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during a familiarization flight over the countryside near Osan AB, Korea in preparation for the Korean Incremental Training Program

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: hmh463 Scene Camera Operator: CPL Roberto Torres, Usmc Release Status: Released More