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Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion (CLB) 11 prepare a 6,200 pound steel beam for a CH-53E Super Stallion lift aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 7. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 and CLB-11 practiced daytime external lift training to prepare for deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released) - Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion (CLB) 11 prepare a 6,200 pound steel beam for a CH-53E Super Stallion lift aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 7. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 and CLB-11 practiced daytime external lift training to prepare for deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Robinson/Released)

Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39 exit a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 11. The Marines were transported from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., to MCB Camp Pendleton. - Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39 exit a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 11. The Marines were transported from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., to MCB Camp Pendleton.

Sgt. Kevin McVey, desk sergeant and collateral duty inspector with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, goes over scheduled maintenance with his shift aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 10. The desk sergeant acts as a middleman between maintenance control and the airframes mechanics. His responsibilities include delegating tasks, ordering parts and ensuring the Marines know what aircraft to fix and how to fix it. - Sgt. Kevin McVey, desk sergeant and collateral duty inspector with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, goes over scheduled maintenance with his shift aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 10. The desk sergeant acts as a middleman between maintenance control and the airframes mechanics. His responsibilities include delegating tasks, ordering parts and ensuring the Marines know what aircraft to fix and how to fix it.

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 gains altitude while transporting Marines to an objective area during training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 27. The insertion and extraction training allows Marines to enter and exit an objective area quickly from miles away. - A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 gains altitude while transporting Marines to an objective area during training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 27. The insertion and extraction training allows Marines to enter and exit an objective area quickly from miles away.

Reconnaissance Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., disembark a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 during a troop lift exercise aboard MCB Camp Pendleton, June 3. A parachute operation was also involved with the troop lift during the collaborative training between the reconnaissance Marines and HMH-465. - Reconnaissance Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., disembark a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 during a troop lift exercise aboard MCB Camp Pendleton, June 3. A parachute operation was also involved with the troop lift during the collaborative training between the reconnaissance Marines and HMH-465.

A CH-53E Super Stallion lands in Yuma, Ariz. with Marines and Sailors for a live-fire field trip Feb. 27. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 worked alongside Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 by assisting them with the transportation of the participants. - A CH-53E Super Stallion lands in Yuma, Ariz. with Marines and Sailors for a live-fire field trip Feb. 27. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 worked alongside Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 by assisting them with the transportation of the participants.

SAN DIEGO – Marines cross the finish line in San Diego after completing a six-mile relay race consisting of ten checkpoints, Feb. 15. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 “Warhorse” held the race for staff non-commissioned officers and officers to compete and increase unit morale. - SAN DIEGO – Marines cross the finish line in San Diego after completing a six-mile relay race consisting of ten checkpoints, Feb. 15. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 “Warhorse” held the race for staff non-commissioned officers and officers to compete and increase unit morale.