U.S. Marine Corps has begun a full reset of its CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopters, an effort aimed at significantly increasing the number of operationally fit aircraft and addressing systemic issues, which in recent years drove the platform’s readiness level to unsustainable depths, the Naval Air Systems Command announced on August 10.
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| The next five CH-53Es have begun the reset process with three pictured here in various stages at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. The other two are at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif (Credit: NAVAIR) |