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The Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter has served the US Navy and Marine Corps faithfully since the early 1960s. This venerable aircraft's primary mission areas in the Navy (as the H-46D) include, Combat Logistics Support and Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP), Search and Rescue, and Special Operations. As a Marine Corps platform. The Ch-46 "Sea Knight" helicopter is one of the largest helicopters in the US Navy inventory. The "Sea Knight" is a twin-turbine powered, dual-piloted, tandem rotor helicopter. First flight in1962 and first procured in 1964. The unique tandem-rotor design of the Sea Knight permits increased agility and superior handling qualities in relatively strong winds from all directions. This allows, in particular, rapid direction changes during low airsoeed maneuvering. This capibility has resulted in the safe, efficien, and graceful transfer of many milions of tons of cargo and many thousands of passengers over the years.