Posted on Apr 25, 2022
After much delay, Marines declare CH-53K ready for operations - Breaking Defense
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The first CH-53K Marine Expeditionary Unit detachment is scheduled to deploy in fiscal year 2024.
“In addition to meeting IOC criteria, the CH-53K successfully completed a thorough initial operational test and evaluation period that resulted in over 3,000 mishap free hours flown in various challenging environments and terrain,” according to the Marine Corps statement.
Breaking Defense reported in October the service used the helicopter in a real-world operation for the first time to rescue a broken down aircraft that suffered a hard landing in the White Mountain Range, a few hundred miles north of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Built by Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorksy, the CH-53K is capable of hauling people, equipment, vehicles or just about anything else the service needs, up to 27,000 pounds or three times the weight of its predecessor, the CH-53E."
..."The first CH-53K Marine Expeditionary Unit detachment is scheduled to deploy in fiscal year 2024.
“In addition to meeting IOC criteria, the CH-53K successfully completed a thorough initial operational test and evaluation period that resulted in over 3,000 mishap free hours flown in various challenging environments and terrain,” according to the Marine Corps statement.
Breaking Defense reported in October the service used the helicopter in a real-world operation for the first time to rescue a broken down aircraft that suffered a hard landing in the White Mountain Range, a few hundred miles north of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Built by Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorksy, the CH-53K is capable of hauling people, equipment, vehicles or just about anything else the service needs, up to 27,000 pounds or three times the weight of its predecessor, the CH-53E."
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