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    Marine Corps Hornets, Harriers team up for tandem operations in Afghanistan [Image 3 of 6]

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    Military personnel are conducting ground servicing operations on a large turboprop aircraft, consistent with a C-130 Hercules, on a desert airfield. The image is taken from a low angle beneath the wing, revealing underwing-mounted external fuel tanks or pods and four turboprop engines. A fuel truck and hose are visible, indicating active refueling operations.

    CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN

    05.22.2011

    Photo by Pfc. Sean Dennison 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Lance Cpl. Jesiah Care, a motor transport specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, waits for a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 to receive fuel during a ground refueling at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, May 22. MWSS-272 and VMGR-252 are key players in aerial refueling operations, with the support squadron providing the fuel for aircraft and The Hercules squadron providing the means for the jets to get their fuel in the air.

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    Date Taken: 05.22.2011
    Date Posted: 05.31.2011 08:41
    Photo ID: 408939
    VIRIN: 110522-M-UB212-003
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 2.12 MB
    Location: CAMP BASTION, AF
    Web Views: 100
    Downloads: 15

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    An aerial refueling operation is captured in flight, showing a military jet fighter receiving fuel via a probe-and-drogue system from a tanker aircraft. The receiving aircraft appears to be a single-seat tactical jet, photographed from the tanker's perspective looking down at the aircraft. Arid, mountainous terrain is visible far below, suggesting operations over a desert region.
    A U.S. Marine Corps service member is conducting fueling operations on a large military transport aircraft, likely a C-130 Hercules, on a desert airfield tarmac. A fuel hose connects the aircraft to a fuel truck marked with 'USMC' markings. A second personnel member is visible near the open rear cargo ramp of the aircraft.
    Military personnel are conducting ground servicing operations on a large turboprop aircraft, consistent with a C-130 Hercules, on a desert airfield. The image is taken from a low angle beneath the wing, revealing underwing-mounted external fuel tanks or pods and four turboprop engines. A fuel truck and hose are visible, indicating active refueling operations.
    Two military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are conducting aircraft fueling operations on a tarmac in an arid environment. The foreground figure holds a fuel nozzle attached to a hose, while a second service member stands near a large turboprop military transport aircraft. The aircraft's propellers appear to be spinning, suggesting engines are running during the hot refueling operation.
    Two U.S. military jet aircraft are flying in formation over what appears to be a desert landscape. The foreground aircraft is an F/A-18 Hornet with visible squadron markings reading 'WEREWOLVES,' while the background aircraft appears to be an AV-8B Harrier II. Both aircraft are painted in standard gray military livery and are flying under clear blue skies.
    An aerial photograph showing a military jet aircraft engaged in an air-to-air refueling operation using the probe-and-drogue method. The aircraft, identifiable by its distinctive silhouette as consistent with a Harrier-type jump jet, is approaching or connected to a refueling drogue basket extended on a hose. The image is taken in hazy, overcast atmospheric conditions at altitude.

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