A CH-53E Super Stallion from the Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron-22 (VMX-22) deploys a palletized load from above 10,000 feet during the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) testing conducted Aug. 1 at the Army Yuma Proving Ground. "VMX-22 has come out to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and ... the Yuma Proving Grounds to assist in the testing of the JPADS to jointly evaluate this system and help the JPADS program," said Capt. Joseph Montagna, a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with VMX-22 and a native of Manassas, Virginia. Argonauts Take to the Yuma Skies to Test Aircraft, Equipment


A CH-53E Super Stallion from the Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron-22 (VMX-22) deploys a palletized load from above 10,000 feet during the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) testing conducted Aug. 1 at the Army Yuma Proving Ground. "VMX-22 has come out to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and ... the Yuma Proving Grounds to assist in the testing of the JPADS to jointly evaluate this system and help the JPADS program," said Capt. Joseph Montagna, a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with VMX-22 and a native of Manassas, Virginia. Argonauts Take to the Yuma Skies to Test Aircraft, Equipment Capabilities 140801-M-HL954-341


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