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    Marines Integrate F-35 Support Equipment into Maritime Prepositioning [Image 3 of 5]

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    Marines Integrate F-35 Support Equipment into Maritime Prepositioning

    JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    09.24.2024

    Photo by Dustin Senger 

    U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Command

    Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Sortman of Long Beach, California, is trained on polyalphaolefin fluid servicing carts, which cool F-35 aircraft mission systems, by Bill Pawlowski, Lockheed Martin senior field engineer, Sept. 24, 2024, at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Florida. The facility, located along the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs. With the transition to the F-35 offering advanced stealth and sensor capabilities in a long-range fighter platform, the aircraft’s ground support equipment is now a maritime prepositioning force asset—it must be strategically positioned with other combat-ready equipment and supplies. Technical subject-matter experts arrived at the facility in Florida for the induction. While contractors maintain the equipment, Marines must conduct in-process inspections, ensuring adherence to approved ground operations procedures. “We make sure everything is maintained correctly and safely,” said Sortman, ground support equipment quality assurance representative at Blount Island Command. (Official Marine Corps Photo/Dustin Senger)

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    Date Taken: 09.24.2024
    Date Posted: 09.24.2024 18:07
    Photo ID: 8659958
    VIRIN: 240924-M-BD377-1681
    Resolution: 6000x4000
    Size: 12.39 MB
    Location: JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US
    Hometown: LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, US

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