Video by Cpl. Mya Seymour | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 02.23.2026
The CH-53K King Stallion is an optimized, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Air Ground Task Force. 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing increases readiness, lethality, and forward presence through modernization by embracing the capabilities of the CH-53K. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mya Seymour)...
Video by Lance Cpl. Donovan Pimentel | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 09.25.2025
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct qualifications with U.S. Marines assigned to Fox and Golf Companies, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment during UNITAS 2025, aboard the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24), off the coast of North Carolina, Sept. 25, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin......
Video by Sgt. Rowdy Vanskike | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 07.27.2025
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), sits at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 27, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion are training with elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian......
Video by Cpl. David Ornelasbaeza | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 03.10.2025
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing participate in Service Level Training Exercise 1-25 in various locations in southern California, Jan. 20 to Feb. 28, 2025. 2nd MAW units conducted unit-level training and supported Marine ground units during SLTE 1-25, a series of exercises designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. David Ornelas......
Video by Cpl. Anakin Smith | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 02.07.2025
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 conduct simulated troop insertion operations with 2nd Battalion 23rd Marines at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 07, 2025. HMH-461 and other squadrons assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing trained to integrate with and support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Event (SLTE) 1-25,......
Video by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.12.2024
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 participate on Exercise Northern Strike 2024 (NS 24-2) at Grayling Army Airfield, Michigan, Aug. 12, 2024. Exercise NS 24-2 is a premier reserve component raining event that focuses on joint readiness training to build interoperability and strengthen partnerships in all domain environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance......
Video by Cpl. Adam Henke | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.30.2022
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 perform external lifts and fire GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns from CH-53K King Stallions at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Aug. 4 - 24, 2022. This was the first time the Marine Corps deployed the King Stallion in an exercise. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine......
Video by Cpl. Adam Henke | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 08.19.2022
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Darrell Smock Jr, Lance Cpl. Cesar Durangordian, Lance Cpl. Maleak Reed, Cpl. Skyler Tremblay, Cpl. Omar Aguila, and Cpl. America ArteagaVargas, Marines with with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 29 , pose for portraits at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Aug. 9-19, 2022. This was the first time the Marine Corps......
