Nighttime Is Go Time ... photos by Sgt. Migel A. Reynosa

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division load onto a CH-53K King Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 during a nighttime helocasting at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 23, 2025. This marks the first time the Marine Corps has used the CH-53K for day and nighttime helocasting. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Migel A. Reynosa)