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U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing take off in a KC-130J Super Hercules at Air Station, Bardufoss, March 5, 2022. Exercise Cold Response ’22 is a biennial exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nygaard)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing take off in a KC-130J Super Hercules at Air Station, Bardufoss, March 5, 2022. Exercise Cold Response ’22 is a biennial exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nygaard)

Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Nygaard

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brittany Hartsfield and Maj. Kyliegh Cullen, pilots with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, transport Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion in a CH-53E Super Stallion, near Bardufoss Air Station, Norway, March 8, 2022. Exercise Cold Response 2022 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Brittany Hartsfield and Maj. Kyliegh Cullen, pilots with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, transport Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion in a CH-53E Super Stallion, near Bardufoss Air Station, Norway, March 8, 2022. Exercise Cold Response 2022 is a biennial Norwegian national readiness and defense exercise that takes place across Norway, with participation from each of its military services, as well as from 26 additional North Atlantic Treaty Organization allied nations and regional partners. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Patrick Kelly (left), a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS)-1, and Sgt. Samuel Bonita, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, look at the skyline over Miami, Florida, Dec. 2, 2021. Marines with HMH-464 trained to increase proficiency in sustained littoral operations from expeditionary advanced bases. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Patrick Kelly (left), a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS)-1, and Sgt. Samuel Bonita, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, look at the skyline over Miami, Florida, Dec. 2, 2021. Marines with HMH-464 trained to increase proficiency in sustained littoral operations from expeditionary advanced bases. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Larry L. Buzzard, left, and Lt. Col. Kenneth K. Rossman stand in the reviewing area during a change of command ceremony for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2022. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility and authority from Rossman to Buzzard. VMM-162 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Larry L. Buzzard, left, and Lt. Col. Kenneth K. Rossman stand in the reviewing area during a change of command ceremony for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2022. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility and authority from Rossman to Buzzard. VMM-162 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Larry L. Buzzard, (left), and Lt. Col. Kenneth K. Rossman exchange squadron colors during a change of command ceremony for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2022. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility and authority from Rossman to Buzzard. VMM-162 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Larry L. Buzzard, (left), and Lt. Col. Kenneth K. Rossman exchange squadron colors during a change of command ceremony for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 3, 2022. The ceremony represented a transfer of responsibility and authority from Rossman to Buzzard. VMM-162 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Hernandez

A CH-53K King Stallion (right) and a CH-53E Super Stallion are staged during a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

A CH-53K King Stallion (right) and a CH-53E Super Stallion are staged during a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Adam A. Horne, commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, poses for a photo following a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Adam A. Horne, commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, poses for a photo following a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brandon P. Evans, an aerial observer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, poses for a photo following a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brandon P. Evans, an aerial observer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, poses for a photo following a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Adam A. Horne (right), commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, receives a ceremonial key to a CH-53K King Stallion from Lt. Col. Lucas S. Frank, assistant officer in charge of Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, during a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Adam A. Horne (right), commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, receives a ceremonial key to a CH-53K King Stallion from Lt. Col. Lucas S. Frank, assistant officer in charge of Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, during a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Jan. 24, 2022. The squadron received its first CH-53K King Stallion, and the ceremony signified the beginning of the Marine Corps’ modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion in support of the expeditionary warfare vision for future-force employment. The CH-53K is an optimized vertical, heavy-lift, sea-based, long-range solution for the Marine Corps and will provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Ubbelohde, a geospatial intelligence specialist with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), poses for a photo following an award ceremony in which he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 2021. During his morning commute June 28, 2021, Ubbelohde saw a child struggling in a drainage canal as it was filling with water. He descended into the drainage canal and retrieved the child, fearing the child was in danger. Ubbelohde remained with the child until emergency services arrived. Due to the courageous actions of Ubbelohde, the child was unharmed and safely reunited with his family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Salmon)

U.S Marine Corps Sgt. Kyle Ubbelohde, a geospatial intelligence specialist with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), poses for a photo following an award ceremony in which he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 2021. During his morning commute June 28, 2021, Ubbelohde saw a child struggling in a drainage canal as it was filling with water. He descended into the drainage canal and retrieved the child, fearing the child was in danger. Ubbelohde remained with the child until emergency services arrived. Due to the courageous actions of Ubbelohde, the child was unharmed and safely reunited with his family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Salmon)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Salmon

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Wesley Myhand (left) and Lt. Ailsa Harl (right), chaplains with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), pass out cake at a ceremony honoring the 246th birthday of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2021. The U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps was founded on Nov. 28, 1775, with the mission to promote the spiritual, religious, moral and personal well-being of the members of the Department of the Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Salmon)

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Wesley Myhand (left) and Lt. Ailsa Harl (right), chaplains with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), pass out cake at a ceremony honoring the 246th birthday of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 2021. The U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps was founded on Nov. 28, 1775, with the mission to promote the spiritual, religious, moral and personal well-being of the members of the Department of the Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Salmon)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Salmon

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 31 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 refuel and arm two F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field (MCALF) Bogue, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2021. The event was a demonstration of expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO) concepts to illustrate the capabilities of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing as a result of the Commandant of the Marine Corps' force design. The demonstration marks the first time East Coast F-35 air delivery ground refueling and other F-35 operations have been conducted at MCALF Bogue. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Nygaard)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 31 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 refuel and arm two F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field (MCALF) Bogue, North Carolina, Nov. 18, 2021. The event was a demonstration of expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO) concepts to illustrate the capabilities of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing as a result of the Commandant of the Marine Corps' force design. The demonstration marks the first time East Coast F-35 air delivery ground refueling and other F-35 operations have been conducted at MCALF Bogue. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Nygaard)

Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Nygaard

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody O’Neill, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266, surveys a landing zone in an MV-22B Osprey near Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Nov. 12, 2021. Marines with VMM-266 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). VMM-266 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam C. Henke)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody O’Neill, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266, surveys a landing zone in an MV-22B Osprey near Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Nov. 12, 2021. Marines with VMM-266 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). VMM-266 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam C. Henke)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Henke

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 flies over Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 12, 2021. Marines with VMM-266 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). VMM-266 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 flies over Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 12, 2021. Marines with VMM-266 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). VMM-266 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

An AH-1Z Viper helicopter and two UH-1Y Venom helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 fly over Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 12, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

An AH-1Z Viper helicopter and two UH-1Y Venom helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 fly over Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 12, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing march the cake during a cake-cutting ceremony honoring the Marine Corps’ 246th birthday at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2021. The ceremony is a time-honored tradition to celebrate the birth of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez)

Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing march the cake during a cake-cutting ceremony honoring the Marine Corps’ 246th birthday at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2021. The ceremony is a time-honored tradition to celebrate the birth of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez)

Photo by Cpl. Yuritzy Gomez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Colton A. Rosseland, an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, delivers hand and arm signals to AH-1Z Viper helicopter pilots at Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 4, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Colton A. Rosseland, an airframe mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, delivers hand and arm signals to AH-1Z Viper helicopter pilots at Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 4, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carl A. Newman III (left) and Cpl. Colton A. Rosseland, airframe mechanics with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, replace the components of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter’s tail rotor at Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 4, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Carl A. Newman III (left) and Cpl. Colton A. Rosseland, airframe mechanics with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269, replace the components of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter’s tail rotor at Lamar, Colorado, Nov. 4, 2021. Marines with HMLA-269 trained in a cold-weather, high-altitude environment to increase proficiency in expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron (VMAT) 203 stand in formation during a deactivation ceremony for the squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 29, 2021. VMAT-203 was established in 1983 and was tasked with the mission of training Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier pilots. In accordance with the Commandant’s Force Design 2030, VMAT-203 will transition to a Fleet Replacement Detachment assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 and will continue training Marines until the Harrier is fully decommissioned. VMAT-203 was a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Henke)

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Training Squadron (VMAT) 203 stand in formation during a deactivation ceremony for the squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 29, 2021. VMAT-203 was established in 1983 and was tasked with the mission of training Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier pilots. In accordance with the Commandant’s Force Design 2030, VMAT-203 will transition to a Fleet Replacement Detachment assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 and will continue training Marines until the Harrier is fully decommissioned. VMAT-203 was a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Henke)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Henke

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, board a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2021. The CH-53K King Stallion will replace the CH-53E Super Stallion, which has served the Marine Corps for 40 years, and will transport Marines, heavy equipment, and supplies during ship-to-shore movement in support of amphibious assault and subsequent operations ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, board a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Oct. 20, 2021. The CH-53K King Stallion will replace the CH-53E Super Stallion, which has served the Marine Corps for 40 years, and will transport Marines, heavy equipment, and supplies during ship-to-shore movement in support of amphibious assault and subsequent operations ashore. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elias Pimentel

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