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    31st MEU | VMM 265 (Rein.) and Detachment 18 conduct FARP support operations [Image 12 of 20]

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    31st MEU | VMM 265 (Rein.) and Detachment 18 conduct FARP support operations

    CORAL SEA

    06.23.2025

    Photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    A U.S. Marine with Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands on the flight deck during forward arming and refueling point flight support operations aboard 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 and 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)

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    Date Taken: 06.23.2025
    Date Posted: 06.26.2025 23:07
    Photo ID: 9133160
    VIRIN: 250623-M-BA875-1020
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 11.52 MB
    Location: CORAL SEA

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