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A CH-47 Chinook from B Co "Big Windy," 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion lifts a 173rd Airborne Brigade tactical vehicle during Saber Junction 20 at Grafenwöhr Training on Aug. 5.
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Army Confirms It’s Exploring Requirements For A New Heavy-Lift Helicopter To Replace Chinook

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 17, 2024

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to explore concepts for a new drone capable of lugging around up to 70,000 pounds of cargo, roughly twice what the U.S. Marine Corps' CH-53K King Stallion helicopter can lift.
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Search For Cargo Drone That Can Lift Twice As Much As A CH-53K King Stallion Kicks Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

CH-53K King Stallion arrives in Yuma to join VMX-1.
News & Features

CH-53K King Stallion Has Arrived At MCAS Yuma To Join VMX-1 Testers

By James Deboer

Posted on Jun 7, 2024

A US Marine Corps CH-53K recently carried the stripped-down hulk of an F-35C fighter from one base to another and refueled in mid-air along the way.
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Check Out This Marine CH-53K Carrying An F-35C While Refueling From A KC-130T

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 26, 2024

A CH-53E Super Stallion crew from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 test their aircraft on snowy terrain at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, Calif., May 20, 2011. For many of the Marines, this was the first time they landed in snow.
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Search Is On For Missing Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 7, 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon CarmonaTadeo, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts pre-flight checks on a Super Stallion before flight operations aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 15, 2023. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet
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CH-53E’s Rotor Mast Absolutely Dwarfs Marine Sitting On It

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 27, 2023

No More Silent Service As Marine CH-53s Resupply Ballistic Submarine In Pacific
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No More Silent Service As Marine CH-53s Resupply Ballistic Submarine In Pacific

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 17, 2023

CF-1 lift with VMX-1 CH-53K
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New USMC CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Sling-Loads An F-35 (Updated)

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jan 24, 2023

USMC’s New CH-53K King Stallion Cleared For Full-Rate Production
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USMC’s New CH-53K King Stallion Cleared For Full-Rate Production

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Dec 28, 2022

CH-53K IOC
Air

The U.S. Military’s Heaviest-Lifting Helicopter Is Now Operational

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Apr 27, 2022

This Is Our First Look Inside A CH-53K King Stallion Fully Loaded With Marines
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This Is Our First Look Inside A CH-53K King Stallion Fully Loaded With Marines

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 23, 2021

Marines’ CH-53K King Stallion Lifts Stricken MH-60 Seahawk In Its First Real-World Mission
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Marines’ CH-53K King Stallion Lifts Stricken MH-60 Seahawk In Its First Real-World Mission

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 10, 2021

The Marines’ New CH-53K Helicopter Isn’t Allowed To Spend More Than 70 Seconds In A Dust Cloud
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The Marines’ New CH-53K Helicopter Isn’t Allowed To Spend More Than 70 Seconds In A Dust Cloud

By Joseph Trevithick and Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 2, 2021

CH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift Helicopter
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CH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 25, 2021

Germany Axes Plan To Buy Either Sikorsky CH-53K Or Boeing CH-47 Helicopters
News & Features

Germany Axes Plan To Buy Either Sikorsky CH-53K Or Boeing CH-47 Helicopters

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 10, 2020

This Is Our First Look At The Marines’ New CH-53K King Stallion Flying From A Ship
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This Is Our First Look At The Marines’ New CH-53K King Stallion Flying From A Ship

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 25, 2020