Story by Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks | 8th Fighter Wing | 03.06.2024
The 8th Fighter Wing hosted a combined force exercise involving the U.S. Marine Corps Marines assigned to the 8th Marines 2nd Battalion, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 along with the Republic of Korea Marines as part of Warrior Shield 24 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 8, 2024....
Story by Capt. Stephanie Davis | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing | 02.07.2024
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – (February 7, 2024) Five Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing have been confirmed deceased following a CH-53E helicopter crash on Feb. 6, 2024. Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of 3rd MAW issued the following statement, “It is with a heavy heart and profound......
Story by Capt. Joshua Hays | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 05.17.2023
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP COURTNEY, Japan (17 May, 2023)– U.S. Marines from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, provided a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operation for a U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine in the Philippine Sea, last week. Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, 1st MAW, carried mission-essential......
Story by Maj. Roberto Martins | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 01.31.2023
Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 and one AH-1Z Viper helicopter and one UH-1Y Venom helicopter, both with Marine Light Attack Squadron (HMLA) 267, conducted a humanitarian and disaster relief response (HADR) training flight on January 31, 2023....
Story by Capt. Pawel Puczko | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.10.2022
PHILIPPINE SEA, USS Tripoli – Marines from 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit logistics combat element, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 31, worked alongside the aviation combat element, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squdron-262 (Reinforced), to successfully execute a shore-to-ship and back to shore transport of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) with a CH-53E Super Stallion....
Story by Heather Wilburn | Fleet Readiness Center East | 06.26.2020
In early May, the Marines in Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced) were facing a problem. While deployed to the Gulf of Arabia in support of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, one of the squadron’s CH-53E Super Stallions experienced a broken gear in the main rotor gearbox. The damage rendered the aircraft inoperable and awaiting repair aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5)....
Story by Airman 1st Class Kristine Gruwell | 19th Airlift Wing | 03.27.2019
The 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was called to assist a joint partner when a U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion stopped for repair at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, March 20-21....
Story by Lance Cpl. Damion Hatch | 2nd Marine Logistics Group | 02.05.2019
The difference between life and death is having the skills necessary to treat wounded on the battlefield. Tactical combat casualty care training teaches Marines and Sailors how to treat a casualty quickly and successfully to save lives....
