MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan— Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare to land during a company extract training exercise June 16 at Landing Zone Phoenix on Okinawa, Japan. The CH-53E is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the military. Exercises like this help Marines perfect their ability to have mission success when it’s comes time to provide aviation forces capable of world wide deployment.

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