Unit Profile

Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 302

The mission of HMT-302 is to conduct combat-capable helicopter flight training for all CH-53E Super Stallion pilots and aircrew.

Photo Illustration by Lance Cpl. Samuel D. White

Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 302

Mission: The mission of HMT-302 is to conduct combat-capable helicopter flight training for all CH-53E Super Stallion pilots and aircrew.

Base of Operations: Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.

Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Archibald M. McLellan

Sergeant Major: Sgt. Maj. Blaine H. Jackson

Squadron Manpower: 264

Aircraft Under Command: 17 CH-53E Super Stallions

Hours Flown Per Week: 40

Hours Flown Per Month: 340

Hours Flown Last Year: 3,812.2

Super Stallion Facts: Cost Per Aircraft: $25 million

Crew: Two pilots, two flight engineers and two aerial gunners

Date Deployed: 1981

Seating Capability: 55 passengers or litters for 24 patients

Empty weight: 33,226 lbs.

Maximum Gross Weight: 73,500 lbs.

Fuel Capacity: 15,483 lbs.

Overall Length: 99 ft. 1/2 in.

Height: 28 ft. 4 in.

Rotor Diameter: 79 ft.

Shaft Horsepower Per Engine: 4,380

Maximum Range: 480 nautical miles (un-refueled)

Ferry Range: 990 nautical miles

Maximum Endurance: 5.1 hours (un-refueled)

Maximum Allowable Airspeed: 150 knots

– Two CH-53E Super Stallions fly over the coastal waters of Key West, Fla. A total of eight Super Stallions assigned to Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 302, were deployed for training operations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel D. White

– Two CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 302 fly over the beaches of Key West, Fla. Approximately 150 Phoenix Marines deployed to the island to conduct training operations. Some of the operations and flight exercises consisted of aircraft, instrument and area familiarization, navigational training, and confined area landing.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samuel D. White