5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 23, 2018) Marines with the helicopter support team (HST), Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) attach pallets of cargo to a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, during external lift training on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), May 23, 2018. The HST is comprised of landing support specialists that coordinate ship-to-shore movement of troops, vehicle, and cargo.

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