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Watch the US Navy's biggest helicopter refuel from a plane while carrying a Humvee over the ocean

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A US Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter approaches an US Air Force HC-130P Hercules aircraft for aerial refueling over Djibouti during Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Department of Defense.

The CH-53E Sea Stallion is the US military's largest and most powerful helicopter, capable of carrying a Humvee like handbag.

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But even the Stallion's seven chopping blades can't scare away US Marine Corps refueling planes.

In the video below, see how the US transports a huge truck, with a huger helicopter, across a huge expanse of sea with the help of a KC-130J refueling plane, which is huge in its own right.

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