The Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-462 (HMH-462), Miramar Marine Cor...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More
The Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-462 (HMH-462), Miramar Marine Cor...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: HMH-462 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status:... More
A CH-53E "Super Stallion" from Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E "Super Stallion" from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 hovers while Marines from Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, attach a weighted cement block to the helicopter near Yuma, A... More
Lance Cpl. Daniel A. Gabbard is an aviation maintenance
Lance Cpl. Daniel A. Gabbard is an aviation maintenance administration clerk with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Gabbard, a native of Hicksville, ... More
Aaron, son of Capt. David Coleman, a CH-53E pilot with
Aaron, son of Capt. David Coleman, a CH-53E pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, checks the position of his sign during a welcome home celebration aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Fe... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 step
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 step off to a 5.6-mile hike around the flight line and fish pond aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 9. The motivational hike served not only t... More
Families wait with signs and flags as aircraft holding
Families wait with signs and flags as aircraft holding their loved ones prepare to land aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 21. As the crowd watched, Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squad... More
Cpl. Michael C. Diegel, a crew chief with Marine Heavy
Cpl. Michael C. Diegel, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and a Detroit native, looks out a CH-53E Super Stallion as it prepares to land while conducting field carrier landing drills on a L... More
Lt. Col. Robert B. Fanning, left, the commanding officer
Lt. Col. Robert B. Fanning, left, the commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, and Sgt. Maj. Rudy Tobais, right, the sergeant major of HMH-462 and San Antonio, Texas, native, lead HMH-462 Mar... More
A CH-53E with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462,
A CH-53E with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands on a designated site aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24. HMH-462 practiced section and single ship confi... More
Capt. Charlene Wyman, a pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter
Capt. Charlene Wyman, a pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a Denver, Colo., native, checks for discrepancies on a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Marine Corps Air Statio... More
Cpl. David Zamora, an airframe mechanic with Marine
Cpl. David Zamora, an airframe mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and a Santa Clara, Calif., native, collects fines during a non-commissioned officer mess night at the officer’s club aboard Mari... More
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Meadows, a Marine Corps Martial Arts
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Meadows, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and a Lubbock, Texas, native, grapples with Cpl. James Vandling, a green belt MCMAP in... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan P. Wells, a crew chief
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan P. Wells, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), provides aerial security from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 perform maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2013. The Marines removed the top rotor and prepare... More
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 9th
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment (1/9), sit inside a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghan... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew D. Blanchard, a crew
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew D. Blanchard, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), provides aerial security from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter over Helmand province, Afgh... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew P. Savoie, a crew
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew P. Savoie, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), provides aerial security over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 2, 2013. HMH-462 transported Ma... More
A British Sea King MK4, left, and two Lynx 9A aircrafts
A British Sea King MK4, left, and two Lynx 9A aircrafts are stationed at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2013. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 used CH-53E Super Stallions to support Bri... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) prepare a CH-53E Super Stallion for an operation at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2013. HMH-462 provided aerial support f... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Seth A. Arnold, an S-2 officer
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Seth A. Arnold, an S-2 officer in charge with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), prepares for takeoff from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Bastion, Helma... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion is displayed during the 70th
A CH-53E Super Stallion is displayed during the 70th anniversary celebration of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 26. The squadron displayed the Super S... More
3rd MAW aircraft participate in firefighting efforts with CALFIRE agen...
Marine CH-53E Super Stallions return to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., after assisting in firefighting efforts of wildfires in San Diego county.
Lance Cpl. Luke Bringgold, a CH-53E Super Stallion
Lance Cpl. Luke Bringgold, a CH-53E Super Stallion airframe mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, wipes down a piece of Super Stallion airframe after making a repair aboard Marine Corps Air ... More
A Helicopter Support Team with Combat Logistics Regiment
A Helicopter Support Team with Combat Logistics Regiment 17 prepares an 8,000 pound simulated cargo item for an external lift with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Mira... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 13 wait
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 13 wait as a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 prepares to lift a decommissioned rocket pod aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma... More
A Marine guides a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter from
A Marine guides a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter (HMH) 462 into landing position after a transport of troops and cargo from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, Calif.,... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Brasier, photojournalist
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Brasier, photojournalist with 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., documents U.S. Marine Cpl. Douglas Woelher, crew chief assigned to Marine Aircraft Group ... More
Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stationed aboard
Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, settles in at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 7, 2015, in support of Exercise Forest Light 16-1. MWSS-171’s main purpose dur... More
Lance Cpl. Tharen J. Leach, an infantry rifleman with
Lance Cpl. Tharen J. Leach, an infantry rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, executes a toshu kakuto technique on Santo-rikuso Minoru Oka, a combat instructor in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during... More
Sgt. Bobo, a military working dog, awaits his handler’s
Sgt. Bobo, a military working dog, awaits his handler’s commands after exiting a CH-53E Super Stallion in support of Blue Chromite 16 in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2015. Bobo was tasked... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter inserts a Bridge
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter inserts a Bridge Erection Boat into the water in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during Blue Chromite 2016, Nov. 2, 2015. This was the first time that Improved Ribb... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH)
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 unload the buses as they return from a seven-month deployment aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 12. The Marines were greeted by famil... More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment board
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment board a CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 28.... More
Cpl. Ceasar Marin, an avionics Marine with HMH-462,
Cpl. Ceasar Marin, an avionics Marine with HMH-462, poses for a photo in front of a CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 11. Marin attended mountain e... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 conduct preflight inspections on a CH-53E Super Stallion at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 16, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. The exercise... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-462
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-462 (HMH-462) and 3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion currently assigned with Combat Assault Battalion, 3D Marine Division, conduct a field training exerc... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Phillip D. Ash, crew chief with
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Phillip D. Ash, crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Air Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks out the window of a CH-53E Super Stallion off the coast of ... More
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s commanding general, expresses his gratitude to the Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, N... More
Capt. Ryan J. Boyer, Capt. Molly A. O’Malley, and Sgt.
Capt. Ryan J. Boyer, Capt. Molly A. O’Malley, and Sgt. Garrett D. Mills of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW) receive the Air Medal at Marine C... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. William G. Heiken, outgoing
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. William G. Heiken, outgoing commanding officer of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), presents the unit colors... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Wesley Osterhouse, a crew chief with
U.S. Marine Cpl. Wesley Osterhouse, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, looks out the gunner’s door of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22 Ospreys, Marine
U.S. Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22 Ospreys, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare to land during Integrated Training Exercise 1-21 at Marine Corps Ai... More
Marines from Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics
Marines from Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, brace themselves as a CH-53E "Super Stallion" centers itself over the 6,000-pound payload near Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 13. Marine Heavy Helicopter S... More
Lance Cpl. Adam J. Ramos is a CH-53E Super Stallion
Lance Cpl. Adam J. Ramos is a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Ramos, a native of Alhambra, Calif., i... More
Families from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462
Families from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 await the arrival of their Marines during a welcome home celebration aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 11. Marines of HMH-462, the “Heavy H... More
A long line of Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A long line of Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 make the trek around the fish pond aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 9. In addition to hiking around the pond, the Marines als... More
A family member holds a sign high as the first CH-53
A family member holds a sign high as the first CH-53 Super Stallion holding Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, touches down aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 21. The Marines ... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 prepares to take off while conducting field carrier landing drills on a Landing Helicopter Dock pad aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Cal... More
Lance Cpl. Jonathan Anderson, a flight line mechanic
Lance Cpl. Jonathan Anderson, a flight line mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and a Riverside, Calif., native grapples with another HMH-462 Marine during HMH-462 Warriors’ Night on Gold Beach a... More
Lance Cpl. Kyle Sercombe, a crew chief with Marine
Lance Cpl. Kyle Sercombe, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a Hanover, Mich., native, looks out the side of a CH-53E Super Stallion aboard Marine Corps Base C... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion flies in formation during a
A CH-53E Super Stallion flies in formation during a flight in El Centro, Calif., Nov. 29. The pilot of the aircraft is Capt. Charlene “Cindy Lou” Wyman, with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Air... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 drink
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 drink the rum punch during a non-commissioned officer mess night at the officer’s club aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 8. Drinking the ru... More
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Meadows, a Marine Corps Martial Arts
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Meadows, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and a Lubbock, Texas, native, watches two Marines grapple during a Jane Wayne Day even... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion of Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., performs a combat landing to insert Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, durin... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan P. Wells, a crew chief
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan P. Wells, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), provides aerial security from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 perform maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2013. The Marines removed the top rotor and prepare... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan L. Avery, a crew chief
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan L. Avery, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), provides aerial security from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion over Gurjat Village, Helmand province, Afghan... More
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th
U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment (1/9), board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), in Helmand province, Afghanistan... More
U.S. Marines Sgt. Jorge A. Pineda, left, an aerial
U.S. Marines Sgt. Jorge A. Pineda, left, an aerial observer and Lance Cpl. Andrew P. Savoie, a crew chief, both with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), provide security in Helmand province, Afghani... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marcus S. McCollum,
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marcus S. McCollum, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), provides aerial security over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2013. HMH-462 used CH-5... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew D. Blanchard, a crew
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew D. Blanchard, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) provides aerial security from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afgh... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ellis E. Russell, a crew chief
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ellis E. Russell, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462), prepares for takeoff from inside a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, ... More
Col. Anthony Bianca, Marine Aircraft Group 16 commanding
Col. Anthony Bianca, Marine Aircraft Group 16 commanding officer, and his wife, look over some of the recent history of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 during the squadron’s 70th anniversary celebration ab... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH)
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 detach a water bucket, also known as a Bambi Bucket, after battling wildfires aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 14. The bucket is able ... More
CH-53E Super Stallion airframe mechanics with Marine
CH-53E Super Stallion airframe mechanics with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, work on the hydraulic systems that help the rotor blades function on top of a Super Stallion aboard Marine Corps Air Sta... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 maintains an extremely low altitude for a Helicopter Support Team with Combat Logistics Regiment 17 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Mirama... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 lifts a decommissioned rocket pod during training with a Helicopter Support Team (HST) with Combat Logistic Battalion (CLB) 13 aboard Mari... More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Danny Stellar and Capt. Steven
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Danny Stellar and Capt. Steven Blanchette, CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter pilots with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, clear the flightline for the crews chiefs at Marine Corp... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Douglas Woelher, crew chief assigned
U.S. Marine Cpl. Douglas Woelher, crew chief assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, MCAS Miramar, Calif., services the sleeve and spindle on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopt... More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers demonstrate
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers demonstrate their martial arts techniques to infantrymen with 1st Battalion 2nd Marines stationed in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Exercise Forest Light 1... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462,
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, stationed load onto Marine Wing Support Squadron 171’s MK-31 tractor/extended bed during Exercise Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 8, 2015. MWSS-... More
Military police Marines conduct fast roping out of
Military police Marines conduct fast roping out of a CH-53E Super Stallion in support of Blue Chromite 16 in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2015. The Marines, with the help of a military wo... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter inserts components
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter inserts components of the Improved Ribbon Bridge into the water in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during Blue Chromite 2016, Nov. 2, 2015. This was the first time ... More
A Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH)
A Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 hugs his significant other aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 20. The Marines were returning from a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Mari... More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment stand
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment stand by as they wait to load into the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CH-147F Chinook during training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 2... More
Cpl. Ceasar Marin, an avionics technician with HMH-462,
Cpl. Ceasar Marin, an avionics technician with HMH-462, works on a CH-53E Super Stallion at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Feb. 11, 2017. Marin attended mountain exercise and... More
Three CH-53E Super Stallions stand by on the flightline
Three CH-53E Super Stallions stand by on the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 16, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. The exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of ... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-462
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-462 (HMH-462) and 3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion currently assigned with Combat Assault Battalion, 3D Marine Division, conduct a field training exerc... More
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s commanding general, shows his appreciation to the Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, No... More
Capt. Ryan J. Boyer, Capt. Molly A. O’Malley, and Sgt.
Capt. Ryan J. Boyer, Capt. Molly A. O’Malley, and Sgt. Garrett D. Mills of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW) receive the Air Medal at Marine C... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Eric Garcia, commanding officer
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Eric Garcia, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), salutes the colors during a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Miram... More
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Wilcox, the flight
U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Wilcox, the flight line division chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, watches Marines exit a CH-53E Super Stalli... More
U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd
U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, ride aboard a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during... More
Lance Cpl. Marriah Henriques (left) and Cpl. Kirenia
Lance Cpl. Marriah Henriques (left) and Cpl. Kirenia Gongora (right) from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadon 462 participate in a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program grey belt course held at Al Asad Air Base, Anbar ... More
Marines from Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics
Marines from Helicopter Support Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, wait for a CH-53E "Super Stallion" to center over the 6,000-pound weight near Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 13. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 worke... More
Lance Cpl. Julio Ramos Jr. is an aviation maintenance
Lance Cpl. Julio Ramos Jr. is an aviation maintenance administration clerk with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, deployed out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Ramos, a native of Winter Haven, Fl... More
Maj. David N. Payne, operations officer for Marine
Maj. David N. Payne, operations officer for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and a Montgomery City, Mo., native, speaks to a group of children about a CH-53E Super Stallion during the annual Marine Corps Ai... More
Maj. Gen. Andrew O’Donnell Jr., commanding general
Maj. Gen. Andrew O’Donnell Jr., commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, welcomes Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 home Feb. 11. The “Heavy Haulers” of HMH-462 returned from Helmand provin... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 break
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 break at the halfway point to take a unit picture during a 5.6-mile hike aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., May 9. HMH-462 returned from the hike ... More
Cpl. Ryan Olszewski, an airframe technician with Marine
Cpl. Ryan Olszewski, an airframe technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and a Niagara Falls, N.Y., native, tears up as he walks to his family for the first time in seven months during a welcome ho... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 prepares to land while conducting field carrier landing drills on a Landing Helicopter Dock pad aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.,... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 cheer
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 cheer on their team during HMH-462 Warriors' Night on Gold Beach aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 27. The teams competed in grappling, wat... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, lands on a designated site aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 24. HMH-462 practiced section and si... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion lands a stirs up the loose
A CH-53E Super Stallion lands a stirs up the loose dirt and dust during a confined area landing exercise in El Centro, Calif., Nov. 29. Capt. Charlene “Cindy Lou” Wyman, a pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squ... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 shout
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 shout and cheer during a non-commissioned officer mess night at the officer’s club aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 8. Marines carried out... More
Marine Corps Martial Arts Program students aboard Marine
Marine Corps Martial Arts Program students aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., use mock weapons, like fake pistols and knives, for their training. Some techniques teach Marines to defend themselves... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion of Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., performs a combat landing to insert Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, durin... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) flies over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2013. HMH-462 conducted an external mission as part of demilitarization. (U.S. Marin... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 perform maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2013. The Marines removed the top rotor and prepare... More