Air Force Lt. Col. Todd "Riddler" Riddle, commander, 303rd Fighter Squadron, 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, enters his A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft prior to conducting a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 27, 2019. The exercise utilized a MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to VMM-268 to pass fuel to an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, increasing flight time and improving interoperability between the two branches.

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