A Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 takes off at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) during Stand-in Force Exercise on Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 11, 2022. SiF-EX is a Division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss)

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Keywords: 1st, hmla-267, hsm-51, maw, mwss-172, sif-, usmc