Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads inert ordnance into an UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a forward arming and refueling point exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2022. A FARP is used to extend the capabilities of rotary or fixed wing aircrafts to allow rearming and refueling without having to fall back to a forward operating base. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis respons
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads inert ordnance into an UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a forward arming and refueling point exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2, 2022. A FARP is used to extend the capabilities of rotary or fixed wing aircrafts to allow rearming and refueling without having to fall back to a forward operating base. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Manuel Alvarado)
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