NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — A five-year, multi-year procurement (MYP) contract was signed on January 8 between the Department of War (DOW) and GE Aerospace for both new production and spare T408 engines, along with associated sustainment services for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter. The $1.4 billion contract covers five years, Lots Leer másCH-53K program signs a contract with GE for T408 engines[…]
Story by Staff Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing MCAS New River. North Carolina. — U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted training operations with the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for external heavy-lift at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Leer másMarines HMHT-302 trains heavy-lift with CH-53K King Stallion helicopter[…]
The decision authorizes the procurement of CH-47F Block II aircraft in FY25 and FY26. Combined with previously approved Congressionally directed procurements, the Army will field CH-47F Block II helicopters to two Combat Aviation Brigades, modernizing the Army’s heavy-lift fleet for future large-scale combat operations. The CH-47F Block II upgrades existing CH-47F Block I aircraft through Leer másArmy accelerates a rapid fielding effort for CH-47F Block II[…]
Story by Samantha Morse. Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) continues to expand its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift mission with the recent induction of a CH-53K King Stallion T408 engine, the first of its kind to undergo depot-level maintenance. Following the Leer másFRCE incorporates the first CH-53K T408 engine to depot-level maintenance[…]
BETHEL, Alaska — Alaska Organized Milita (AKOM) members delivered six pallets of food to a school in Nunapitchuk, a village about 25 miles northwest of Bethel on the Kuskokwim River, via an AKARNG (Alaska Army National Guard) CH-47F Chinook helicopter. October 28, 2025. The remote Yup’ik community was cut off from supply routes after remnants Leer másAKARNG CH-47F delivers food to isolated Nunapitchuk school, Alaska[…]
Story by Staff Sgt. Dylan Bailey, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment HOHENFELS TRAINING AREA, Germany – When an aircraft goes down, a specialized military group known as the U.S. Army’s Downed Aircraft Recovery Team, or DART, is called into action. These Soldiers are trained to recover crashed, damaged, or disabled aircraft, a critical mission that Leer másU.S. Army’s Downed Aircraft Recovery Team train for real missions[…]