Videos

U.S. Marine Sgt. Dominick Gorman, a UH-1Y Huey crew chief from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's Unit Deployment Program, discusses the importance of rapid deployment operations as well as the advantages it offers the 1st Marine Air Wing and III Marine Expeditionary Force. Force, on Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2019. As the only forward-deployed MEF, III MEF is strategically postured to quickly and effectively respond to any crisis within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Sarah Taggett)

Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 conduct joint training, June 11, 2019. HMH-462 flew from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to MCAS Iwakuni to work together with VMGR-152. During their stay they conducted air refueling and assault support, demonstrating the operational flexibility and tactical supremacy this platform brings to the Indo-pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Ryan Persinger)

A CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, a UH-1Y Venom aircraft with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 and 3d Marine Logistics Group execute a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) mission, recovering an AH-1Z Viper helicopter from W-174 Joint Okinawa Training Range Complex (JOTRC), Idesuna Jima, an uninhabited island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 11, 2019. TRAP, a unique capability of the Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, demonstrates 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's ability to provide a relevant, robust, and flexible capability when conducting personnel and aircraft recovery. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dakota Heathwarr and Cpl. Alexia Lythos)