U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Lee Christianson, the unit senior enlisted leader with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, watches a CH-53K King Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 during a nighttime helocasting at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 23, 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: | 10.23.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.01.2025 15:23 |
| Photo ID: | 9415264 |
| VIRIN: | 251023-M-PI941-1132 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 33.53 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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