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A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, “Wolfpack,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practices external lifts aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 28. The Super Stallion is toting a 6,200-pound load from a single-point sling, simulating external cargo transport as it would occur in areas of operation such as Afghanistan. - A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, “Wolfpack,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, practices external lifts aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 28. The Super Stallion is toting a 6,200-pound load from a single-point sling, simulating external cargo transport as it would occur in areas of operation such as Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Philip Michel, a Crew Chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, observes fuel bladders being carried underneath a CH-53E Super Stallion en route to northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 26. Two CH-53E Super Stallions from HMH-466 transported approximately 2,000 pounds of fuel to 1st Tank Battalion. - Staff Sgt. Philip Michel, a Crew Chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, observes fuel bladders being carried underneath a CH-53E Super Stallion en route to northern Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 26. Two CH-53E Super Stallions from HMH-466 transported approximately 2,000 pounds of fuel to 1st Tank Battalion.