Spectators packed a four-mile stretch of beach and spilled into
the street here to watch military and civilian air teams show their
stuff this weekend. After a morning of power boat races and a beach
invasion demonstration by the Navy and Marines, all eyes turned to
the skies, where the Army's Golden Knights parachute team kicked
things off, jumping from a height of 12,500 feet and landing on a
target on the beach.
Marines work underneath the Marine Corps’ heaviest
helicopter while gusts of wind and a cloud of dust swells from the
CH-53E Super Stallion above them. This is one part of the overall
training experience for Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter
Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing,
also known as the “Heavy Haulers.”
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