A CH-53E Super Stallion takes off after boarding Marines from 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune, , Oct. 25, 2016. The CH-53E Super Stallion transported the Marines as part of a helicopter operation for the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE). The MCCRE allows a regiment level command to evaluate a battalion’s readiness for combat prior to going on deployment.

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