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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

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 D. E. Erickson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 D. E. Erickson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 D. E. Erickson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON HAMMER '92 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jack C. Bahm Release Status: Released to Public More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael T. Brown, Usm More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael T. Brown, Usm More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael T. Brown, Us More

Leathernecks with Alpha Battery, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion move into position after exiting a CH- 53 helicopter at Range TC-11, Dec. 26. The helo extraction was followed by a fire and movement exer More

Two MV-22 "Osprey" aircraft from Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 161 take off from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Feb. 12. Almost a dozen CH-53E "Super Stallion" aircraft preceded the Osprey aircraft as part of Th More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is loaded onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Aug. 20. The C-17, from Joint Base More

Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), wait to board a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight line, Sept. 2. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wi More

A Pakistani soldier carries a bag of flour to load onto a U.S. Navy MH-53E helicopter assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit for flood relief in Swat Valley, Pakistan, Sept. 5. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. More

Pakistanis wait while U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit unload food and supplies from a U.S. Marine CH-53E helicopter in support of the Pakistan flood relief effort in Pano Aqil, Pakistan, Se More

Pakistanis wait while U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit unload food and supplies from a U.S. Marine CH-53E helicopter in support of the Pakistan flood relief effort in Pano Aqil, Pakistan, Se More

U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit land a U.S. Marine CH-53E helicopter to drop off food to isolated Pakistanis in support of the Pakistan flood relief effort in Pano Aqil, Pakistan, Sept. 11, 2010.

Pakistani soldiers unload boxes of food provided by the World Food Programme to be delivered to flood survivors in support of the Pakistan flood relief effort in Pano Aqil, Pakistan, Sept. 13.

The sun rises over a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), as it sits on the flightline here. The Super Stallions are used to transport troops and More

Sgt. Samuel Johnson and Cpl. Daniel Pelletier, both with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, clear an Air Force C-130J Hercules for takeoff at the expeditionary fl More

Staff Sgt. Chris S. Garrison, a CH-53E crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, prepares two belts of 50-caliber machine gun rounds before a night shoot, Nov. 10. Garrison surpassed 3,000 hours of More

A U.S. Marine with Landing Support Company, Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) prepare cargo to attach to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter deployed wit More

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman refuels four CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, right, assigned to the Fighting Griffins of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, during a logistics and re-fueling stop. More

A CH-53E Super Stallion with the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (Reduced) (Reinforced) "Flying Tigers" returns to Forward Operating Base Jalalabad, Afghanistan, to deliver a disabled H-47 Chinook for repa More

Marines from 1st Radio Battalion soar over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Feb. 3. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 flew the parachutists for a parachute training operation.

Sgt. Brian Thompson, a CH-53E crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, prepares the dual point suspension system used during external lifts before a flight. Two CH-53E Super Stallion crews flew to More

Helicopter support team Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group prepare the rigging for a transport of a Canadian Forces CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission in More

Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Kohl, left, and Cpl. Daniel T. Conroy provide security at Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268's forward arming and refueling point at Camp San Luis Opispo July 12 during the 11th Marine Ex More

Naval Academy midshipmen prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion here July 13. The midshipmen are scheduled to spend a week experiencing the various aspects of Marine life, including hiking to firing ranges, r More

Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force prepare to depart a raid site in a CH-46E Sea Knight during a night training operation here July 15. The MRF, along with a section of the un More

Sgt. Derrick S. Thompson II, left, a parachute rigger with 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and a Rialto, Calif., native, checks the knots of a fellow Marine’s gear before he rappels during a More

Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, prepare to board a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Sept. 14. The battalion trained with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squa More

Marine pilots and Navy flight crew communicate with each other during flight operations, Sept. 28. The Marines and sailors are coordinating together aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard during Exercise Dawn Blitz. M More

A CH-53E prepares to land aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in preparation for Exercise Dawn Blitz Sept. 28, 2011. The CH-53E brought Marines of Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, 3rd Marine Air Wing and their gear f More

Lance Cpl. Dylan Wolff, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist and a Manitowoc, Wisc., native, and Pfc. Alexis Satterwhite, a heavy equipment operator and a Downey, Calif., native, both wit More

Sgt. Dante Collins, a team leader with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and a San Diego native, guides a team member onto the fast rope during the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration at the 2011 Marine Corps More

An MV-22B Osprey helicopter takes part in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration during the 2011 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show Oct. 1 aboard MCAS Miramar. The MAGTF demonstrated the capabili More

Marines from Company F exit and provide security for an simulated casualty evacuation on a HMH-366 CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Oct. 20. The Hammerheads of Marine Heavy Helicopter Sq More

Marines with Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Battalion 5, from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton secure the hooks lowered from the bottom of a CH-53E during a training exercise 20 miles east of El Cent More

Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Combat Logistics Battalion 24 and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 (Reinforced) watch as a CH-53E Super Stallion takes off from Blackstone Army Airfield More

Cpl. Colin Huffman, a Marine with Helicopter Support Team, 1st Marine Logistics Group, verifies all cables are properly secured to a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 26. Helicopters More

Maj. Eric D. Purcell, the aircraft maintenance officer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 “Flying Tigers” and a New Milford, Conn., native, walks toward several CH-53E Super Stallions minutes before taki More

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Forward, coordinate with the Helicopter Support Team of 1st Marine Logistics Group and attempt to hook the fuel to the bott More

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 conducts slingload operations with U.S. Air Force airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-La More

Sgt. Enrique Zamora, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, ensures that his .50-caliber machine gun never points at the other CH-53E Super Stallion in his flight section over southwestern Afgh More

Marines with Company C, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, discuss final preparations before boarding a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station New River, as part of Exercise Mailed Fist More

Marines with Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion use their bodies to shield a simulated casualty from blowing dust and wind kicked up by Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366's CH-53E Super Sta More

Members of the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from Shilo, Manitoba, and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment from Hawaii, practice the Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System with a CH-53 More

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 answer questions about their CH-53E Super Stallions on the runway of the Coastal Carolina Airport July 19, while giving more than 20 middle and high school stud More

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 carry three M777 Howitzers from the Kajaki dam area back to Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Aug. 5. The squadron, known as “Cyclops,” teamed with land More

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 Marines and Soldiers of the 18th Fires Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare M777 Howitzers for lift during a joint training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 26, 2012. More

Marines from 2nd Radio Battalion fast rope out of a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, Oct. 16. Fast roping is a way Marines can quickly exit a helicopter without requiring the air More

A CH-53E with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands on a designated site aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24. HMH-462 practiced section and single ship confi More

Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary unit land on Staten Island, N.Y., via CH-53E helicopters Nov. 5 to conduct humanitarian relief operations after Hurricane Sandy devastated the area.

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) participate in a cake cutting ceremony at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, More

Marines with the 5th Marine Regiment connect a cargo net filled with supplies to a single hook to be lifted externally by a CH-53E Super Stallion during an external lift exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground More

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, maintenance control shop, work on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, December 26. These Marines spent the holiday season supporting their squadron by maintain More

Flight gear equipped with night vision goggles sits ready for use in the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 equipment room on the air station Jan 17, 2013.

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 refuels over eastern North Carolina during long-range raid training Jan. 24. The squadron refueled at 1,000 feet on a windy day, which provided More

Capt. Erik S. Rogers, a pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, circles a UH-1N Huey over the Cherry Point flight line before heading to a training exercise Jan. 31. The exercise prepared differ More

A CH-53E Sea Stallion, a Marine Medium Tilt-Rotar Squadron 166 (Reinforced) helicopter, stands ready to launch aboard the USS Boxer (LHD-4) to transport Marines to San Clemente Island in support of Exercise Iro More

Marines from Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 conducts a helicopter support team training exercise at Landing Zone Bluebird aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 28, 2013. A HST consists of eight More

A crew of landing support specialists race towards a CH-53E Super Stallion during a joint training exercise with motor transportation operators with Combat Logistic Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group aboar More

Troopers with the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, provided fuel for United States Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions at Simmons Army Airfield, March 12. The 82nd CAB pitched More

Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 gathered to celebrate their 45th birthday aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, March 28.

Several fans showed up to the Ultimate Frisbee Jamboree to support the participants, April 11. The next game will be held on April 16.

Members of the VMM-263 Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club participate in a two-hour ride from Marine Corps Air Station New River to Fort Fisher, April 26.

ARFF Marines teach students at Parkwood Elementary School about the P-19 firetruck, May 3.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Jones, 433rd Airlift Control Flight, briefs Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 772 members before loading a CH-53E Super Stallion onto a C-5 Galaxy May 30, 2013, at McGuire Field More

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands in order to attach external 500 gallon fuel drums in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 20, 2013. The CH-53E Super Stallions conduct More

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands in order to attach external 500 gallon fuel drums in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 20, 2013. The CH-53E Super Stallions conduct More

U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division board a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3r More

An CH-53E assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 Reinforced, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, transports a shipping container that will be used as a training target on a range in Djibouti, August More

Lance Cpl. James J. Eck, a 23-year-old helicopter crew chief with Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron 463 and native of Caseyville, Ill., receives his flight vest in the gear room at Hangar 102 aboard Marine Corps More

U.S. Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, maneuver a Scikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion into position for a Helicopter Support Team mission at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina on September 12, 2013. The More

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 shield their faces as sand is stirred up after the take-off of a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter at Range 800 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty More

Sgt. Lonnie Bowen, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), CH-53E Super Stallion mechanic and native of Polk City, Fla., conducts regular maintenance on a More

U.S. Marines with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare for an external load lifting exercise with a CH-53E Super Stallion (from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squa More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2d Marine Logistics Group, participate in Operation Rolling Thunder 2013 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on October 21, 2013. Operation Rolling Thunder is a combine More

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 (Reinforced), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) lands during training in Djibouti, Africa Nov. 2, 2013. The 13th MEU is deployed with the Bo More

Staff Sgt. Jeffery Gonzales, a loadmaster with the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, puts on his night vision goggles during a mission on a U.S. Air Force HC-130 near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 19, 2013. More

A Helicopter Support Team with Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, prepare to attach a M777 howitzer to the inbound CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter at Marine Corp More

Two U.S. Marines Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helocopters with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) prepare to take off from Marine Corps Air More

Members of the Taiwanese Media shoot photo and video of a CH-53E Super Sea Stallion preparing to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during a media tour on board the ship while underway More

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct helocast operations at Pyramid Rock Beach. The recon Marines were boating to shore to make way More

Landing support specialist Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 prepare to attach an M777A2 155mm lightweight howitzerto a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, at Davis Airfield, More

Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a simulated casualty from a CH-53E Super Stallion to a Shock Trauma Platoon (STP) for medical treatment during Realistic Urban Trainin More

Landing support specialists with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force check the cables connecting to a M777 howitzer during a Helicopter Support Team exercise a More

A CH-53E Super Stallion and its crew with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, prepares for a training mission with the Marines of the Georgian Liaison Team and a platoon from the 31st Georgian Light Infantry More

Georgian Army soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion (31st GLIB), and U.S. Marines with Georgian Liaison Team 11 (GLT-11) pose for a group photo prior to departing for “Opera More

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, walk to embark on MV-22B Ospreys before conducting the Assault Support Tactics training exercise during the Weapons and Tactics Instruc More

Sailors aboard the USS Makin Island remove restraints from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, as it prepares to take off during Amphi More

CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, idle prior to taking off from the USS Makin Island during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary More

A Georgian soldier with the 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion stands outside a compound and watches for suspicious activity as the Afghan National Army soldiers clear the compound in Helmand province, Afgh More

Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, load onto a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 1, 2014. The company operated in Tagvreshk Vil More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Derik P. Holley, CH-53 crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 (HMH-465), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) conducts final preparations on board a CH-53E Super Stallion before More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Derik R. Holley with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) connects a bambi bucket to a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E S More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stage to board a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island upon receiving orders to conduct a simulated noncomb More

The British Royal Air Force Critical Care Air Support Team members prepare to load their medical equipment and supplies onto a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466 for a test flight J More