Sgt. Todd Gildersleeve, Cpl. Mark Valle, and Maj. Matthew Bohman describe the dedication and discipline required to maintain a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter Jun. 19 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Gildersleeve, from Alfred, Maine, is an aircraft avionics technician. Valle, from El Paso, Texas, is a crewchief. Bohman, from Cincinnati, Ohio, is a CH-53E pilot. The Marines are with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, forward deployed as part of the unit deployment program, with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
