POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII -- Capt. Tyler Hoogervorst, a pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, performs pre-flight checks on his CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to an air assault training event at Pohakuloa Training Area, Sept. 3, 2017. HMH-463 carried Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment from Landing Zone Dove to Range 17, where they carried out platoon attacks with support from 60mm mortars and multiple machine gun emplacements. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 3/3 for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fig

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POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAII -- Capt. Tyler Hoogervorst, a pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, performs pre-flight checks on his CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to an air assault training event at Pohakuloa Training Area, Sept. 3, 2017. HMH-463 carried Marines from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment from Landing Zone Dove to Range 17, where they carried out platoon attacks with support from 60mm mortars and multiple machine gun emplacements. Exercise Bougainville II prepares 3/3 for service as a forward deployed force in the Pacific by training them to fight as a ground combat element in a Marine Air-Ground Task Force. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen)

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