Marine Sgt. Reid Thompson checks for excess grease buildup before mounting the main gear box of the CH-53K King Stallion onto the aircraft on Marine Corps Air Station New River, , Oct. 3, 2018. Maintainers have been reviewing and studying the K variant since its arrival in May to improve logistics and maintenance when the helicopter is fully implemented next year. Thompson is a CH-53 mechanic assigned to Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1).

---

Size: 1414px × 1414px
Photo credit: © David Wa / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2maw, 2nd, air, aircraft, america, archive, armed, army, cherry, corps, defence, force, forces, marine, marines, mcas, military, navy, point, reportage, service, serviceman, servicemen, soldier, states, station, united, usa, usmc, wing