The Marine Corps conducted over-the-horizon heavy lift and troop transport operations using a CH-53K for the first time, the service announced Friday. Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) used a CH-53K to transport a 27,000-pound light armored vehicle (LAV-25) from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima (LHD-7) to a landing zone on shore during testing which took place Nov. 19-21 over the Atlantic Ocean. “The troop transport evolution evaluated the King Stallion’s ability to move troops over-the-horizon...
