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In late September, a CH-53K King Stallion from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) recovered a Navy MH-60S Seahawk stranded in the Sierra Nevada. It flew the nearly 16,000-pound helicopter on a long line to an airfield at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. Because the MH-60S came out without incident or damage, it will be able to fly again without extensive maintenance, according to the H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office. The story and three photos were posted to DVIDS on 4 November (DVIDS). The MH-60S, from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 (VX-31), had landed hard at an elevation of 10,000 feet. It was undamaged but could not take off because of the slope of the terrain. The remote site and the altitude made...