U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 position KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft along the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to demonstrate their ability to launch and recover 10 or more KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 position KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft along the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover 10 or more KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 position KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft along the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover 10 or more KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 position a KC-130J Super Hercules along the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover 10 or more aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 position KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft for takeoff along the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover 10 or more KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines Corps Master Sgt. Brandon Paulsen, from Illinois and a fixed-wing aircraft crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, stands at the ramp of a KC-130J Super Hercules at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover 10 or more aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 position KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft for takeoff along the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover 10 or more KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 fly KC-130J Super Hercules in formation near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover 10 or more aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 fly KC-130J Super Hercules in formation near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover 10 or more aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 fly KC-130J Super Hercules in formation near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to exercise their ability to launch and recover 10 or more aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 fly KC-130J Super Hercules in formation near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 18, 2025. VMGR-252 conducted surge operations to demonstrate their ability to launch and recover 10 or more aircraft concurrently. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)
