SPMAGTF-CR-CC: Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling in East Africa [Image 7 of 8]

KUWAIT

10.20.2020

Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Kuehn 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command

A U.S. Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk maneuvers to receive fuel from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, during a helicopter air-to-air refueling mission in East Africa, Oct. 20, 2020. The purpose of an HAAR mission is to transfer aviation fuel from one aircraft to another in order to extend the range, payload capacity, and endurance of the receiving aircraft. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a rapidly deployable crisis response unit, prepared to deploy a variety of capabilities across the region at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Robert Kuehn)

• Date Taken: 10.20.2020
• Date Posted: 10.26.2020 08:30
• Photo ID: 6401888
• VIRIN: 201020-M-NK334-1006
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 35.24 MB
• Location: KW