Today the H-53 continues to be the backbone of the Marines' heavy lift capability and the Navy's minesweeping force in the form of the triple engined CH-53E Super Stallion and the MH-53E Sea Dragon.

It is being replaced by the MV-22 Osprey and the heavy lift mission has been taken over by the more capable, three-engine CH-53E Super Stallion ... Initially, the CH-53 was powered by twin ...

[Courtesy: U.S. Marine Corps] Five Marines aboard a CH-53 Super Stallion that went down in a remote area of Southern California late Tuesday are confirmed to be dead, service officials said Thursday.