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Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of CH-53K King Stallion transport helicopters. The squadron, known as "Ironhorse", is based at Marin
Squadron logo designed by Walt Disney during World War II that was never used.
A CH-53E from HMH-461 doing external lifts during Combined Armed Exercise 6-97 (CAX 6-97).
A CH-53E from HMH-461, attached to HMM-266, conducts a TRAP of a downed CH-46 in Afghanistan during the 2004 22 MEU deployment.
A CH-53E flown by HMH-461 Det A attached to HMM-365(REIN) flies over the Red Desert south of Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation Azada Wosa.
The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion is a heavy-transport helicopter designed and produced by Sikorsky Aircraft. The King Stallion is an evolution of the long-running CH-53 series of helicopters that has
HMH-461
…Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461) is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of CH-53K King Stallion transport helicopters. The squadron, known as "Ironhorse", is based at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina and falls under the command…
A CH-53K in transit to Camp Lejeune, May 2022
A CH-53K prototype during the roll-out ceremony in 2014
CH-53K on its sixth test flight in 2015
A view from below, showing its rear ramp and seven-blade main rotor