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Task & Purpose
April 24, 2018
The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) had a CH-53E Super Stallion squadron and a CH-53D Sea Stallion squadron. But both versions of the aircraft were decades old, but were incredibly busy across the theater of operations. Those platforms desperately need to be upgraded. The new CH-53K KingÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
April 7, 2018
WASHINGTON — The helicopter training crash earlier this week in the desert of Southern California killed three early-career Marines in their 20s and a 33-year-old crew chief who had served two tours in Iraq, Corps officials said Thursday. The Marines' CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter wrecked TuesdayÃÂ ...
USNI News
April 5, 2018
Four Marines were killed in a CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter crash near the U.S. border with Mexico, according to a statement from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The helicopter crashed about 15 miles west of El Centro around 2:30 p.m. during a routine training mission, according to theÃÂ ...
CNN
April 4, 2018
A Marine Corps helicopter crashed in California during a routine training mission and all four crew members aboard are presumed dead. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed near the city of El Centro, which is near the Mexico border, according to a statement from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
Military Times
April 4, 2018
A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed during a routine training mission Tuesday in California, killing the four crew members aboard, the Marine Corps said. The heavy lift helicopter was part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and was flying near El Centro, California, when the crashÃÂ ...
The Drive
April 4, 2018
A CH-53E Super Stallion crashed near Naval Air Field El Centro at roughly 2:30pm local time on Tuesday. An official release from the USMC states that the helicopter belonged to the Third Marine Aircraft Wing based out of MCAS Miramar in nearby San Diego. CH-53s transit through and train in the areaÃÂ ...
The Aviationist (blog)
April 4, 2018
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest heavy lift helicopter in the U.S. arsenal. It is a three-engine aircraft with a lift capacity in excess of fifteen tons and uses a large, seven-blade main rotor. Developed from the U.S. Navy's CH-53 Sea Stallion that first flew in 1966, the U.S. Marine CH-53E SuperÃÂ ...
Mintpress News
March 2, 2018
On December 7, 2017, a small plastic canister loudly separated from a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion flying low over Ginowan's Midorigaoka nursery school, where a group of one-year-old children were about to play. The canister landed on the preschool's roof. Amid anger from parents and staff,ÃÂ ...
Second Line of Defense
February 22, 2018
The CH-53K will be considered the most powerful helicopter in the Department of Defense and is scheduled to completely replace the CH-53E Super Stallion by 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Molly Hampton). According to Pawlowicz, the blades can be stripped down to the core and theÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
February 20, 2018
13, a CH-53E Super Stallion's window inexplicably became separated from the aircraft and landed on an elementary school sports field adjacent to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma's fence line. More than 50 schoolchildren were playing at the time, and a boy was slightly injured from a pebble that flew upÃÂ ...
Naval Technology
February 14, 2018
The GE engines will increase the external load-carrying capacity of the helicopters by three times compared to the USMC's existing CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter powered by GE Aviation's T64 engine. Also, the T408 engines will offer 57% additional power, 18% better specific fuel consumption andÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
February 14, 2018
In December, workers discovered a small part from a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on the roof of Midorigaoka nursery school, about 300 meters from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. A week later, a Super Stallion's window dropped onto a sports field at nearby elementary school, whereÃÂ ...
Flightglobal
February 12, 2018
Powered by three T408s, the King Stallion will triple the earlier-generation CH-53E Super Stallion's external load-carrying capacity to 11,900kg (27,000lb). The Super Stallion is equipped with two GE T64s. The T408 has 57% more power, delivers 18% better specific fuel consumption and has a nearlyÃÂ ...
Hawaii Army Weekly
February 8, 2018
A Soldier with the 95th Engineer Company (Clearance), 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, jumps out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter belonging to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463) during helocast operations training January 25, 2018 at Marine CorpsÃÂ ...
Pentagram
February 8, 2018
The JLTV family of vehicles are the Army and Marine Corps' replacement for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and the CH-53K is replacing its predecessor, the CH-53E Super Stallion. The specific JLTV used for the demonstration was the four-seat model, known as the CombatÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
December 31, 1999
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Forces Japan has issued an apology after an American military helicopter again flew over the Okinawan elementary school where a window fell from a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion onto a playground in December. A helicopter overflew Futenma Daini ElementaryÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
February 24, 2018
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S Forces Japan has apologized after an American military helicopter again flew over the Okinawan elementary school where a window dropped from a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion onto a playground in December. According to a statement released by U.S. officials,ÃÂ ...
Second Line of Defense
February 23, 2018
The CH-53K will be considered the most powerful helicopter in the Department of Defense and is scheduled to completely replace the CH-53E Super Stallion by 2030. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Molly Hampton). According to Pawlowicz, the blades can be stripped down to the core and theÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
February 14, 2018
In December, workers discovered a small part from a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on the roof of Midorigaoka nursery school, about 300 meters from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. A week later, a Super Stallion's window dropped onto a sports field at nearby elementary school, whereÃÂ ...
Flightglobal
February 12, 2018
Powered by three T408s, the King Stallion will triple the earlier-generation CH-53E Super Stallion's external load-carrying capacity to 11,900kg (27,000lb). The Super Stallion is equipped with two GE T64s. The T408 has 57% more power, delivers 18% better specific fuel consumption and has a nearlyÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
February 9, 2018
13, a CH-53E Super Stallion's window inexplicably became separated from the aircraft and landed on an elementary school sports field adjacent to Futenma's fence line. More than 50 schoolchildren were playing at the time, and a boy was slightly injured from a pebble that flew up during impact. On Dec.
Naval Technology
February 9, 2018
The JLTV family of vehicles is intended to support the replacement of the US Army and the USMC's high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV), while the CH-53K helicopter is designed to replace its predecessor, the CH-53E Super Stallion. CH-53K King Stallion is noted to possess more thanÃÂ ...
Hawaii Army Weekly
February 8, 2018
A Soldier with the 95th Engineer Company (Clearance), 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, jumps out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter belonging to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463) during helocast operations training January 25, 2018 at Marine CorpsÃÂ ...
Pentagram
February 8, 2018
The JLTV family of vehicles are the Army and Marine Corps' replacement for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and the CH-53K is replacing its predecessor, the CH-53E Super Stallion. The specific JLTV used for the demonstration was the four-seat model, known as the CombatÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
January 29, 2018
13, a CH-53E Super Stallion's window inexplicably became separated from the aircraft and landed on an elementary school sports field, slightly injuring a child. There were also significant mishaps involving Okinawa-based aircraft in October and August. Abe's comments came the same day a Japan AirÃÂ ...
Department of Defense
January 24, 2018
Brietta Larmon, assistant chief of staff for administration and personnel with the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter pilot, flies a CH-53E during her deployment with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Southern Command in 2016. Larmon began her Marine CorpsÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
January 10, 2018
13, a CH-53E Super Stallion's window inexplicably became separated from the aircraft and landed on an elementary school sports field adjacent to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma's fence line. More than 50 schoolchildren were playing at the time, and one boy was slightly injured from a pebble that flewÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
January 6, 2018
13, a CH-53E Super Stallion's window inexplicably became separated from the aircraft and landed on an elementary school sports field adjacent to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma's fence line. More than 50 schoolchildren were playing at the time, and one boy was slightly injured from a pebble that flewÃÂ ...
NEWS.com.au
January 3, 2018
Made by Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, the CH-53K King Stallion will be the Marine Corps' next-gen heavy lift helicopter, replacing the CH-53E Super Stallion. In addition to world-class self-defence weapons, the new helo incorporates advanced lightweight armour-enhanced ballisticÃÂ ...
We Are The Mighty (blog)
January 3, 2018
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Martinez, left, a corpsman, and Staff Sgt. Joseph Quintanilla, a platoon sergeant, both with 3rd Marine Regiment, brace as a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 takes off after inserting the company into a landing zone aboard Marine Corps AirÃÂ ...
Second Line of Defense
January 1, 2018
01/01/18: Students of Reconnaissance Team Leader Course (RTLC) are extracted from the ocean by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a wet spy-line exercise, Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Nov. 1, 2017. 102551 random 1.0 5.0. The spy-line exercise concluded the 8-week course, which trained students inÃÂ ...
Dayton Business Journal
December 19, 2017
The engines will provide the power for the King Stallion, enabling the aircraft to carry a 27,000-pound external load over a mission radius of 110 nautical miles in Navy high/hot weather conditions, which triples the external load carrying capacity of the service's current CH-53E Super Stallion powered by GEÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
December 18, 2017
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Marine Corps says human error caused a helicopter window to fall onto the grounds of a crowded elementary school last week on Okinawa. The incident occurred Wednesday morning when a CH-53E Super Stallion's window inexplicably became separated from theÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
December 15, 2017
The window inexplicably fell from a CH-53E Super Stallion at about 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, landing on Futenma Daini Elementary School's sports field, where more than 50 schoolchildren were playing. One boy received minor injuries from a pebble that flew up during impact. The school is next to MarineÃÂ ...
Popular Mechanics
December 14, 2017
... as Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) which includes both hardware and software and can be installed on any rotary wing aircraft. The Marines currently fly three different helicopters: the CH-53E Super Stallion heavy transport helicopter, the AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter, and the UH-1YÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
December 31, 1999
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese government officials have chastised their U.S. allies after Marine Corps helicopters reportedly flew over an Okinawan elementary school where a CH-53E Super Stallion's window fell last month. A UH-1Y Venom and two AH-1Z Vipers were spotted above FutenmaÃÂ ...
We Are The Mighty (blog)
December 31, 1999
Some of the mainstays of Marine Corps aviation, like the F/A-18 Hornet, CH-53E Super Stallion, and AV-8B Harrier, are getting older and older. The longer-than-expected development of the F-35 has forced these older planes to soldier on. Marines often operate as Air-Ground Task Forces, meaning theyÃÂ ...
Ryukyushimpo
December 31, 1999
Following the accident in which a window from an U.S. military heavy-lift cargo helicopter Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion fell into the Futenma Daini Elementary School, the same model aircraft resumed its operations in the afternoon of December 19. Around 12:23 p.m., the first Super Stallion took off fromÃÂ ...
Rotor & Wing International
November 30, 2017
A U.S. Marine Corps Helicopter Support Team comprises eight landing support specialist Marines who ensure the equipment is properly attached and secured before pilots transport the gear or supplies to their destination. A support team trained with a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion at Camp Lejeune in ...
Second Line of Defense
November 28, 2017
A pair of U.S. Army MH-60M Blackhawks and a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Corps Aviation Weapons and ...
Bend Bulletin
November 26, 2017
... CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter (1981). The money isn't there to rapidly phase out these aging aircraft with newer models such as the F-35.
Business Insider
November 26, 2017
... early models of the F/A-18 Hornet (1984), and the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter (1981). The money simply isn't there to rapidly phase out ...
Dayton Business Journal
November 20, 2017
... Navy high/hot weather conditions, which triples the external load carrying capacity of the service's current CH-53E Super Stallion powered by ...
American Machinist
November 19, 2017
This will be three-times the Navy's current external load carrying capacity with the CH-53E Super Stallion, powered by GE Aviation's T64Â ...
Department of Defense
November 17, 2017
David "Tuck" Miller, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter pilot, is one of those aviators. Miller, a native of Queenstown, Maryland, is a forward air ...
Hi-Desert Star
November 17, 2017
... power spray a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a detailed aircraft decontamination exercise, Marine Corps Base Hawaii , Nov. 8.
Southern Maryland News Net
November 16, 2017
With more than triple the payload capability and a 12-inch wider internal cabin than its predecessor (CH-53E Super Stallion), the CH-53K's ...
The National Interest Online (blog)
November 10, 2017
The CH-53E Super Stallion, the largest helicopter in U.S. military service, is capable of carrying a sixteen-ton load, fifty-five marines or any ...
We Are The Mighty (blog)
November 10, 2017
U.S. Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment are transported by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron ...
The Drive
October 28, 2017
The Marines MV-22Bs or CH-53E Super Stallion can carry the “Triple-7,” but only with it slung underneath the aircraft. This extends the time it ...
