CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), transport M777 Howitzers from Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Aug. 6. The howitzers, belonging More
Marines hook a 7,000-pound concrete block to an MV-22B Osprey during external lift training at the Kin Blue Training Area near Camp Hansen May 9. The Marines are landing support specialists with Combat Logistic More
Marines grab a hook hanging from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to attach to a Humvee Oct. 7 here. The training, known as external-lift training, was completed by the pilot and crew of the CH-53E, and the l More
U.S. Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare cargo to be lifted by a UH-1Y Huey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), More
An M1-A1 Abrams tank is staged in preparation for the culminating event during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Combined Arms Exercise 2016 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., More
Marines assigned to Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, set up a landing zone with a load of tires and sandbags as part of external lift operations training a More
Marines inspect a 155mm Howitzer before attaching it to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a Helicopter Support Team exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec, 13, 2016. During the exercise, the Marines prepar More
Lance Cpl. David S. Gutierrez rolls a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement tire during helicopter support team training at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dominic Ward poses for a photo at Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2020. Combat Logistics Battalion 4 conducts Helicopter Support Team operations to train landing support special More
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), transports a M777 Howitzer from Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Aug. 6. A helicopter support t More
A Marine guides an MV-22B Osprey into a hover position over a 7,000-pound concrete block as part of external lift training at the Kin Blue Training Area near Camp Hansen May 9. The Marine is a landing support s More
Marines attach hooks from a CH-53E Super Stallion to a Humvee Oct. 7 here. The external-lift training allows the pilot and crew of the CH-53E, and the landing support specialists to hone their skills. To conduc More
1st Lt. Laura Derouin, platoon commander, Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observes landing support specialists connect a load to a MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor More
Marines load on to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a Helicopter Support Team exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec, 13, 2016. The CH-53E helicopters flew in from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, a More
Lance Cpl. Amber M. Laflamme provides security during helicopter support team training at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logist More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, hook simulated cargo to a CH-53E Super Stallion at Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2020. CLB-4 conducts Helicopter Support T More
A helicopter support team with Landing Support Platoon, Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, rigs a M777 Howitzer for lift at a landing zone near Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge, Aug. 6. The M777 was More
Landing support specialist Marines prepare to hook a 7,000-pound concrete block to an MV-22B Osprey May 9 at Kin Blue Beach as part of external lift training. The Marines are with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, More
A CH-53E Super Stallion lifts a Humvee Oct. 7 at Landing Zone Dodo during external lift training. The CH-53E is able to lift a max weight of 73,500 pounds, which includes its own weight, and is able to lift not More
Marines assigned to Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe a MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31s More
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter takes off with a 155mm Howitzer during a Helicopter Support Team exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec, 13, 2016. During the exercise, the Marines prepared and lifted a 155mm Ho More
An MV-22B Osprey crew chief gives a safety brief to landing support specialists during helicopter support team training at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation More
A CH-53E Super Stallion carries simulated cargo at Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2020. Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistic Group conducted Helicopter Support Team operations to train l More
A helicopter support team with Landing Support Platoon, Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Fwd), attaches a M777 Howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, Aug 6. Th More
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter flies with a Humvee attached to it Oct. 7 here. The CH-53E is able to lift a max weight of 73,500 pounds, which includes its own weight, and is able to lift not only vehicles, More
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter takes off with a 155mm Howitzer during a Helicopter Support Team exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec, 13, 2016. During the exercise, the Marines prepared and lifted a 155mm Ho More
Landing support specialists roll a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement tire onto an MV-22B Osprey during helicopter support team training at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Max Humphreys watches as Marines prepare to hook simulated cargo at Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2020. Combat Logistics Battalion 4 conducted Helicopter Support Team op More
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), approaches a landing zone to lift a M777 Howitzer, Aug. 6. A helicopter support team with Landin More
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to pick up a 155mm Howitzer during a Helicopter Support Team exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec, 13, 2016. During the exercise, the Marines prepared and lifted a 155 More
A crew chief looks out of the back of an MV-22B Osprey during helicopter support team training at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Comba More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, watch as a CH-53E Super Stallion lifts simulated cargo at Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2020. CLB-4 conducted Helicopter S More
Marines attach a 155mm Howitzer to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a Helicopter Support Team exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec, 13, 2016. During the exercise, the Marines prepared and lifted a 155mm More
Marines and a Sailor exit an MV-22 Osprey during helicopter support team training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics R More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group prepare to hook simulated cargo at Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2020. CLB-4 conducts Helicopter Support Team operations to More
An MV-22B Osprey pilot speaks to landing support specialists during helicopter support team training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dominic Ward watches a CH-53E Super Stallion drop simulated cargo load at Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2020. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 conducted Helicopter Su More
Marines fire a 155mm Howitzer helicopter during a Helicopter Support Team exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec, 13, 2016. During the exercise, the Marines prepared and lifted a 155mm Howitzer to a landing zone a More
An apex ring connects a cargo net to an MV-22B Osprey's cargo hook during helicopter support team training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Batt More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trevin Valdes poses for a photo at Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2020. Combat Logistics Battalion 4 conducted Helicopter Support Team operations to train landing support speci More
U.S. Marines with Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), attach cargo to a UH-1Y Huey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st MEU, whi More
Senior Leadership looks on as Marines fire a 155mm Howitzer helicopter during a Helicopter Support Team exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec, 13, 2016. During the exercise, the Marines prepared and lifted a 155m More
Landing support specialists retreat from an MV-22B Osprey during helicopter support team training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Co More
Marines wait to load on to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a Helicopter Support Team exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec, 13, 2016. During the exercise, the Marines prepared and lifted a 155mm Howitze More
Landing support specialist attach an apex to an MV-22B Osprey hook during helicopter support team training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Batt More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group prepare to hook simulated cargo during a night Helicopter Support Team operation at Landing Zone Swan, Okinawa, Japan, May 1, 2020. CLB More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), checks the cable line during Helicopter Support Team training with Marines from Landing Support Platoo More
An MV-22B Osprey transports cargo during helicopter support team training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment More
An MV-22B Osprey lifts cargo during night operations with assistance from a helicopter support team at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, More