U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Lee Christianson, the unit senior enlisted leader with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, coordinates with a CH-53K King Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 21, 2025. This marks the first time the Marine Corps has used the CH-53K for day and nighttime helocasting. Christianson is a native of Wisconsin. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Migel A. Reynosa)
| Date Taken: | 10.21.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.26.2025 17:11 |
| Photo ID: | 9411960 |
| VIRIN: | 251021-M-PI941-1201 |
| Resolution: | 7745x5166 |
| Size: | 6.98 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 14 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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