The CH-53A carries a crew of four; pilot, copilot, crew chief, and an aerial observer ... Initially, the CH-53 was powered by twin General Electric T64-6 turboshaft engines providing 2,850 ...

“I saw a flag being waved on top of a big boulder,” said Sgt. Conrad Kerr, CH-53K crew chief. “At first, I wasn’t sure what it was, but I asked the rest of the crew if they saw i ...

The crash of a Marine Corps helicopter last year that killed five service members was ultimately caused by pilot error.