Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 bring a fuel hose to pilots of a UH-1Y Huey during Blue Chromite, in Landing Zone Phoenix, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 31, 2015. Marines with MWSS-172, which falls under Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, executed a forward armament and refueling point to provide aircraft also supporting Blue Chromite with fuel to continue defending the ground element of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. Blue Chromite is a large-scale amphibious exercise that draws primarily from III MEF training resources on Okinaw
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 bring a fuel hose to pilots of a UH-1Y Huey during Blue Chromite, in Landing Zone Phoenix, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 31, 2015. Marines with MWSS-172, which falls under Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, executed a forward armament and refueling point to provide aircraft also supporting Blue Chromite with fuel to continue defending the ground element of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. Blue Chromite is a large-scale amphibious exercise that draws primarily from III MEF training resources on Okinawa. The location of the training allows participating units to maintain a forward-deployed posture and eliminates the cost of traveling to train. ( Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Natalie A. Dillon/Released)
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