31st MEU | VMM 265 (Rein.) and Detachment 18 conduct FARP support operations [Image 6 of 20]

CORAL SEA

06.23.2025

Photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to load forward arming and refueling point equipment aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.) during forward arming and refueling point flight support operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), in the Coral Sea, June 23, 2025. Marines with VMM 265 (Rein.) enable FARP support flight operations by loading and transporting mission essential equipment. The FARP is a multi-discipline operation that increases the speed of maneuver for aerial operations, utilizing expeditionary advanced base operations, enhancing strike capabilities by decreasing the distance required for refueling and rearming while increasing the range of combined-joint all domain operation capabilities. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

• Date Taken: 06.23.2025
• Date Posted: 06.26.2025 23:07
• Photo ID: 9133122
• VIRIN: 250623-M-BA875-1436
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 2.27 MB
• Location: CORAL SEA