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Marine Corps delays 1st deployment of new heavy-lift helicopter to 2026

The Corps previously had planned to deploy the King Stallion with a Marine expeditionary unit in 2025.

By Irene Loewenson

6 weeks ago

5 Marines killed in CH-53E helicopter crash mourned as ‘the very best’

All were in their 20s ― and the youngest was just 21.

By Irene Loewenson

3 months ago

Censoring weapons tests risks troops’ lives, says Warren

Elizabeth Warren is calling on the Pentagon to stop censoring its annual weapons testing report.

2 years ago

Marine Corps’ new CH-53K finally makes it to the fleet

The helicopter will help the 2nd Marine Air Wing move more "troops and equipment, at higher altitudes, faster speeds, and in more austere environments than ever before."

By Philip Athey

2 years ago

Marine helicopter crew carries 12-ton vehicle over water in testing first

The CH-53K King Stallion can carry three times the load as its predecessor.

2 years ago

This Tuskegee Airman accomplished a lot. But nothing topped winning the 1st ‘Top Gun’ trophy

Their trophy is now on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

China plans to unveil drones, moon rocket at air show

China plans to show off its latest military and space hardware.

3 years ago

US, Germany hold memorial for Army helo crash 50 years on

At the time of the CH‐47A Chinook crash, it was the worst training accident involving U.S. troops in West Germany since the end of World War II.

3 years ago

Best pics of the week: July 25, 2021

Marines on the Coral Sea, Army paratroopers in Alaska and more in this week's Frontline Photos.

3 years ago

Montana National Guard mobilized to support firefighting

The governor ordered two helicopter support crews, including 24 soldiers, to enter active duty.

3 years ago

Best pics of the week: June 20, 2021

USS Lassen steams in the Atlantic, CH-53E maintenance at Fallon, fast-rope from a CH-47 at the African Lion exercise, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.

3 years ago

Best pics of the week: May 9, 2021

The Thunderbirds return to an air show after three decades, Vinson sailors have a message for Mom, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.

3 years ago