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    Steel Knight 25: Knightriders, Purple Foxes support Air-Delivered Ground Refueling [Image 11 of 12]

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    Steel Knight 25: Knightriders, Purple Foxes support Air-Delivered Ground Refueling

    CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    12.08.2025

    Photo by Cpl. Nikolas Mascroft 

    3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas Anderson, an MV-22B Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, folds a fuel line after providing air-delivered ground refueling support to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, during exercise Steel Knight 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 8, 2025. The ADGR capability enables 3rd MAW to sustain distributed operations by delivering fuel to forward ground assets, powering mobility, generators, and support vehicles that keep aviation and maneuver forces moving across dispersed environments. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps team's ability to respond forward, integrate across domains, and sustain Marine Air-Ground Task Force readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nikolas Mascroft)

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    Date Taken: 12.08.2025
    Date Posted: 12.09.2025 00:19
    Photo ID: 9430419
    VIRIN: 251208-M-QY860-2131
    Resolution: 6198x4132
    Size: 4.27 MB
    Location: CALIFORNIA, US

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