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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is staged during a forward arming and refueling point exercise at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21, 2024. A FARP is a multi-discipline operation that increases the speed of maneuver for aerial operations, utilizing expeditionary advanced base operations, enhancing strike capabilities by decreasing the distance required for refueling and rearming while Increasing the range of combined-joint all domain operation capabilities. USINDOPACOM forces perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people, and ideas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Maldonado)
| Date Taken: | 08.21.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 08.23.2024 03:44 |
| Photo ID: | 8605842 |
| VIRIN: | 240821-M-QS704-1105 |
| Resolution: | 4946x3297 |
| Size: | 7.58 MB |
| Location: | IE SHIMA, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 102 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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