A short video compilation showing U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft conducting distributed short take-off and vertical landing operations to simultaneously re-arm and refuel from KC-130J Hercules aircraft, as well as re-arm and refuel with MV-22B Osprey aircraft, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. This training was…
03/10/2017: A KC-130J Hercules, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, is staged on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 23, 2017. VMGR-234 assisted Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 in an aerial refueling training operation to maintain interoperability. Video by Cpl. Zachary Montgomery:…
11/24/2016: U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys conduct an aerial refuel with a KC-130J Hercules during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-17 in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 20, 2016. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre which emphasizes operational integration of the…
11/22/2015: Interviews of soldiers from partner nations training together during UNITAS Amphibious 2015 at Ilha do Governador, Brazil, Nov. 16, 2015. Marines from Marine Forces Reserve joined partner nations during the start of UNITAS Amphib to integrate seamlessly and train on various skills including Amphibious Assault Vehicle familiarization, breaching rooms as…
05/31/2015:A U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa prepares to depart Morón Air Base, Spain, May 23, 2015. Four Ospreys and two KC-130J Hercules left the base and flew to Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, as part of an integration exercise designed to test the…
04/10/2015: U.S. Marines from VMGR-234, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron, execute a tactical aerial delivery during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Co6rse (WTI) 2-15 in a KC-130J Hercules at Yuma, Ariz., April 10, 2015. WTI is a seven week event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1). MAWTS-1…
07/08/2014: In the first two photos, an MV-22B Osprey with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, prepares to conduct nighttime tiltrotor air-to-air refueling with a KC-130J Hercules over the southern coast of Spain, Aug. 22, 2013. The Marines and sailors of SP-MAGTF Crisis Response provide a limited-defense crisis…
04/15/2014: A KC-130J Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 is flown over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of N.C., April 14, 2014. VMGR-252 flew day and night refueling exercises with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264 and 266. [slidepress gallery='aerial-refueling-training-exercise'] Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing…
