A classified internal report points to major issues in the US Marine Corps’ CH-53 fleet, including major readiness issues and lack of pilot training.
Five Marines died in a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter crash during a training flight in Southern California. The helicopter belonged to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 and was reported overdue ...
Military officials said an AH-1Z Viper experienced an “aviation mishap” during routine operations before the deadly incident.
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Sailors with Task Force 73, Logistics Group Western Pacific, unload ordnance and refuel ...
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force conduct fast rope tactics out of a CH-53E Super Stallion at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., ...
The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the most highly mobile military forces in the world. A prime example is this video, which shows a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter lifting ground vehicles—including a ...
Efforts to locate the 12 Marine crewmembers of two CH-53E Super Stallions believed to have collided during routine night training have been continuing for more than 12 hours in the area, where it's ...
The incident occurred while the helicopter was taxing back to the squadron following a routine training flight. (Lance Cpl. Ashley Gomez) One of the Corps’ CH-53E heavy lift helicopters was damaged ...
The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter being developed by Sikorsky for the U.S. Marine Corps has overcome early challenges and is meeting all key performance objectives. The program is on schedule to ...
The U.S. Marine Corps has an uncanny way of seeing the future of military aviation long before it arrives. During the 1990s, when the Pentagon was canceling programs right and left due to the collapse ...
A CH-53E Super Stallion experienced a 'hard landing' Wednesday during a training flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, but the five Marines aboard were unhurt, Marine Corps officials said ...