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    HMH-462 conducts external lift training with CLR-17 [Image 3 of 5]

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    A U.S. Marines heavy-lift helicopter, identifiable as a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, is hovering low over arid, desert terrain while performing an external sling load operation. The helicopter has a cargo load suspended beneath it via sling rigging attached to a central cargo hook. The image is taken from a low ground-level angle, emphasizing the scale of the aircraft against a partly cloudy sky.

    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.21.2014

    Photo by Cpl. OWEN KIMBREL 

    Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

    A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 begins to lift an 8,000 pound simulated cargo item during an external cargo lift exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 21. The squadron conducted the training with the help of a Helicopter Support Team with Combat Logistics Regiment 17.

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2014
    Date Posted: 08.22.2014 18:27
    Photo ID: 1518819
    VIRIN: 140821-M-CJ278-078
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 5.55 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US

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