mh 53e sea dragon helicopter pictures

US Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon

An MH-53E Sea Dragon prepares to take off from aboard multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1)

Arabian Gulf (April 16, 2007) - An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron (HM) 15 conducts a mine sweeping exercise. HM 15, currently deployed to the Central Command area of responsibility, is homeported at Corpus Christi, Texas.

An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 prepares to land on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5)

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From HM-12 Sea Dragons during the MH-53 OPEVAL process

Military Transport Helicopter The Sikorsky MH-53 Sea Dragon is a long-range minesweeping helicopter

A 58th Special Operations Wing, Special Operations Squadron, MH-53J Pave Low IIIE flies a training mission near Kirtland Air Force Base, NM. The MH-53J's mission is to perform low-level, long-range, undetected penetration into denied areas, day or night, in adverse weather, for infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces. The MH-53J Pave Low III heavy-lift helicopter is the largest and most powerful helicopter in the Air Force inventory, and the most technologically advanced helicopter in the world. Its terrain-following, terrain-avoidance radar and forward-looking infrared sensor, along with a projected map display, enable the crew to follow terrain contours and avoid obstacles, making low-level penetration possible

MH-53E Sea Dragon fills the Navy's need for long range mine sweeping or Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) missions, and perform heavy-lift duties for the Navy

Interiors of the MH-53 Sea Dragon