 Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 conducts operational test and evaluation on Marine Corps aircraft, weapons, and command and control systems under Title X U.S. Code. DMX-1 also develops and refines tactics, techniques, and procedures for those weapons systems for the Fleet Marine Forces. DMX-1's CH-53K depth was conducting initial operational test and evaluation when we received a phone call from the Naval Safety Center to assist with the recovery of a U.S. Navy MH-60 that had gone down to 12,000 feet near Bishop, California. This opportunity fit perfectly to the context of initial operational test and evaluation of the CH-53K. This lift was made possible by planners at all levels in DMX-1, First Landing Support Battalion, NAS Fallon Maintenance, and their search and rescue team, as well as the Marine Corps Heavy Lift Program Office, PMA-261.