Late at night there are Marines at work: What it takes to keep our aircraft running [Image 2 of 8]

USS KEARSARGE, AT SEA

06.25.2015

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Brown 

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)     

U.S. Marines with the night crew, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (REINFORCED), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjust the rotors on a CH-53 Super Stallion prior to take-off during an Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (ARG/MEU-Ex) aboard the USS Kearsarge, June 25, 2015. The night crew conducts scheduled maintenance and pre-flight checks on aircraft during night operations. The 26th MEU and Amphibious Squadron 4 are conducting an ARG/MEU-Ex in preparation for their deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility later this year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua W. Brown/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.25.2015
• Date Posted: 06.27.2015 08:40
• Photo ID: 2032601
• VIRIN: 150625-M-AW179-025
• Resolution: 3000x2000
• Size: 679.39 KB
• Location: USS KEARSARGE, AT SEA