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Video by Cpl. Dakota Heathwarr, Cpl. Alexia Lythos

HMH-465 Successfully Recovers AH-1Z Viper Helicopter

1st Marine Aircraft Wing

Feb. 11, 2019 | 1:12

A CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, a UH-1Y Venom aircraft with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 and 3d Marine Logistics Group execute a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) mission, recovering an AH-1Z Viper helicopter from W-174 Joint Okinawa Training Range Complex (JOTRC), Idesuna Jima, an uninhabited island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 11, 2019. TRAP, a unique capability of the Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, demonstrates 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's ability to provide a relevant, robust, and flexible capability when conducting personnel and aircraft recovery. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dakota Heathwarr and Cpl. Alexia Lythos)