Marines and sailors with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 load a CH-53E Super Stallion onto an Air Force C-5 Galaxy on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, March 24, 2014. Approximately 100 Marines and sailors with HMH-463 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 departed Marine Corps Base Hawaii for a six-month deployment to Australia's Northern Territory as part of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin. This is the first time an Aviation Combat Element has taken part in the deployment, part of the Marine Corps' rebalance in the Asia-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps phot
Marines and sailors with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 load a CH-53E Super Stallion onto an Air Force C-5 Galaxy on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, March 24, 2014. Approximately 100 Marines and sailors with HMH-463 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 departed Marine Corps Base Hawaii for a six-month deployment to Australia's Northern Territory as part of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin. This is the first time an Aviation Combat Element has taken part in the deployment, part of the Marine Corps' rebalance in the Asia-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Bragg) Marines increase presence in Australia with third MRF-D 140324-M-DP650-009
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