A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, departs a forward arming and refueling point in support of Exercise Steel Knight at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. A FARP is designed to provide refueling and rearming to rotary or fixed-wing assets enhancing reach and capacity of air operations in forward environments. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force ag
A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, departs a forward arming and refueling point in support of Exercise Steel Knight at Inyokern Airfield, California, Dec. 2, 2023. A FARP is designed to provide refueling and rearming to rotary or fixed-wing assets enhancing reach and capacity of air operations in forward environments. Steel Knight is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)
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