Photo Gallery Images of the King Stallion CH-53K The CH-53K King Stallion successfully plugs into a funnel-shaped drogue towed behind a KC-130J during aerial refueling wake testing over the Chesapeake Bay. U.S. Navy Photo. Colored oil smoke indicates rotor wake and wind effects while external “tufts” adhere to the outside of the CH-53K King Stallion showing surface airflow. These efforts validate a modification mitigating Exhaust Gas Re-ingestion for the new Marine Corps aircraft. US Navy photo. Photo Taxonomy CH-53K