Marine Corps Capt. Kyle Johnson, left, and 1st Lt. Connor White, KC-130 pilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, land a KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling Tanker n preparation for Exercise Valiant Shield 18 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sep. 15, 2018. Valiant Shield is a biennial, only, field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training among forces in relation to current operational plans. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, i

---

Marine Corps Capt. Kyle Johnson, left, and 1st Lt. Connor White, KC-130 pilots with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, land a KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling Tanker n preparation for Exercise Valiant Shield 18 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sep. 15, 2018. Valiant Shield is a biennial, only, field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training among forces in relation to current operational plans. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

---

Size: 1732px × 1155px
Photo credit: © Bob Collet / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -130, 1, 18, air, america, andersen, archive, armed, army, base, defence, force, forces, hercules, iii, kc-130j, mag-12, maw, mcasi, mef, military, navy, reportage, service, serviceman, servicemen, shield, soldier, states, sumos, united, usa, valiant, valient, vmgr-152, vs18