Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced) and Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, both with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, refuel a Light Armored Vehicle 25 using the tactical bulk fuel delivery system May 9, 2012 to prepare for Exercise Eager Lion 12. The tactical bulk fuel delivery system is a large fuel bladder installed inside the hull of a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter. This system increases the range and flexibility of tactical refueling allowing Marines to refuel anywhere they can land a helicopter. Duri
Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced) and Light Armored Reconnaissance Platoon of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, both with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, refuel a Light Armored Vehicle 25 using the tactical bulk fuel delivery system May 9, 2012 to prepare for Exercise Eager Lion 12. The tactical bulk fuel delivery system is a large fuel bladder installed inside the hull of a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter. This system increases the range and flexibility of tactical refueling allowing Marines to refuel anywhere they can land a helicopter. During Eager Lion 12 the 24th MEU will participate in a variety of training exercises with partnered nations at different locations throughout the country to increase interoperability and learn about other countries' militaries. Eager Lion 12 is a recurring exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to future complex national security challenges. The 24th MEU, partnered with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is currently deployed to the Central Command area of operations as a theater-reserve and crisis-response force capable of a variety of missions from full-scale combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Tactical refueling during Eager Lion 12 120509-M-RO494-127
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