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    Steel Knight 25: Diamondbacks, Stingers conduct forward refueling [Image 3 of 7]

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    Steel Knight 25: Diamondbacks, Stingers conduct forward refueling

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    12.12.2025

    Photo by Cpl. Renee Gray 

    3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kelby Dallas, an expeditionary fuels technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, carries a fuel hose to an AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group-39, 3rd MAW, at a forward arming and refueling point during exercise Steel Knight 25 at a helicopter outlying landing field, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 12, 2025. FARP operations support 3rd MAW distributed aviation operations by enabling rotary and tiltrotor aircraft to refuel in forward operating environments, such as the helicopter outlying field, extending operational reach and mission duration across the battlespace. 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. Renee Gray)

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    Date Taken: 12.12.2025
    Date Posted: 12.12.2025 21:00
    Photo ID: 9440495
    VIRIN: 251212-M-WW713-1058
    Resolution: 8192x5464
    Size: 4.69 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US

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