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A CH-53E Super Stallion takes off during a tactical support insert and extract exercise as part of a weapons and tactics course at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., April 15, 2017. The biannual course gives students detailed training on various ranges in Arizona and California. The Stallion is assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trever Statz

Tactical Takeoff

A CH-53E Super Stallion takes off during a tactical support insert and extract exercise as part of a weapons and tactics course at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., April 15, 2017. The biannual course gives students detailed training on various ranges in Arizona and California. The Stallion is assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trever Statz

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