U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 refuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 during a field exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Camp Davis South, North Carolina, April 9, 2025. MWSS-271 conducted a squadron field exercise to improve the squadron’s proficiency in providing aviation ground support to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW). (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anakin Smith)
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan departs Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina, April 10, 2025. Mr. Phelan surveyed MCAS New River as part of a visit with II Marine Expeditionary Force and its tenant commanders where they discussed crisis response capabilities, reinforcing the Department of the Navy’s commitment to maintaining a ready force capable of rapid forward deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacquilyn Davis)
