Marines, assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1), load the rotor of a CH-53K King Stallion onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster, assigned to 16th Air Lift Squadron, at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, June 14, 2022. The CH-53K was recently declared initial operating capable (IOC), a critical milestone in improving capabilities and restructuring Marine Corps aviation for the future fight. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cheyenne Harms)

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Keywords: 16th, 2d, air, force, globemaster, ii, king, lift, maw, mef, squadron, stallion