Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel and resupply an F-35B Lightning II jet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, 1st MAW, during Distributed STOVL Operations (DSO) on Ie Shima island, Japan, Jan. 23, 2019. The rehearsal enabled CH-53E helicopters to re-fuel and re-arm F-35B Lightning II jets from a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP), significantly improving the operational flexibility, survivability, and lethality of the F-35B. The FARP provided a hot refuel and hot reload for multiple aircraft with All Up Rounds (AUR), also known as a completely assembled weapon, giving pilots the ability to stay in the fight longer, and accomplish more missions in a shorter period of time from austere locations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Persinger)
| Date Taken: | 01.23.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 02.05.2019 05:48 |
| Photo ID: | 5048070 |
| VIRIN: | 190123-M-IM909-393 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 12.38 MB |
| Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 71 |
| Downloads: | 17 |
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