Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to load a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) to resupply Marines during Exercise EFES 2022, near the coast of Izmir, Turkey, May 28, 2022. EFES22 is an international Combined Joint Live-Fire Exercise focused on increasing force readiness, promoting stability and prosperity in the region, and interoperability between the , Turkey, and allied nations .

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