Sgt. Kevin Carpio, a UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force through the unit deployment program, finishes refueling the UH-1Y Venom at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 10, 2017. The squadron, based out of Camp Pendleton, California, validated the long-range capability of the auxiliary fuel tanks on their H-1 platform helicopters by flying 314 nautical miles during one leg of the four-day mission, March 10. These aircrafts’ extended range is crucial to maintaining a stronger, more capable forward-deployed force in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Carpio is from Bronx, New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)
Date Taken: | 03.10.2017 |
Date Posted: | 03.18.2017 19:47 |
Photo ID: | 3236951 |
VIRIN: | 170310-M-MI258-323 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 8.8 MB |
Location: | CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP |
Hometown: | BRONX, NEW YORK, US |
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