Sikorsky CH-53Es need readiness reset as USMC await King Stallion
Sikorsky | April 21, 2016
The US Marine Corps is pressing forward with a fleet-wide maintenance reset of the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion as it awaits delivery of the CH-53K King Stallion replacement, which has flown for the first time with an external load. Speaking at a congressional hearing on 20 April, USMC deputy commandant for aviation Jon Davis said the E-model has “probably the worst” readiness rate in the service’s aviation inventory.