U.S. Marines setup a FARP during Orient Shield 22 [Image 3 of 11]

MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

08.25.2022

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez 

1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 prepare to load forward arming and refueling point (FARP) tarps onto a 7-ton truck in support of exercise Orient Shield 22 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 25, 2022. A FARP is a temporary location used for fueling and rearming aircraft outside of a forward operating base. Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise executed in multiple locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez)

• Date Taken: 08.25.2022
• Date Posted: 08.29.2022 21:49
• Photo ID: 7392365
• VIRIN: 220825-M-GV479-1006
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 9.2 MB
• Location: MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP