A KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing appears on the flight display of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, MAG-16, 3rd MAW as the pilots conduct high-altitude aerial refueling during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 over Arizona, Dec. 2, 2023. The MCCRE consisted of a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise, high-altitude aerial refueling, aviation delivered ground refueling, and external lift exercises to ensure HMH-361's operational and combat readiness before deployment. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)
Date Taken: | 12.02.2023 |
Date Posted: | 12.06.2023 12:03 |
Photo ID: | 8150896 |
VIRIN: | 231202-M-HL316-1386 |
Resolution: | 7886x5260 |
Size: | 38.3 MB |
Location: | YUMA, ARIZONA, US |
Web Views: | 57 |
Downloads: | 4 |
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