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U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel a U.S. Air Force KC-130J assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron during exercise Steel Knight 25 at Sacramento Mather Airport, California, Dec. 11, 2025. The Marines inserted and departed the forward node with support from a U.S. Air Force KC-130J assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, underscoring 3rd MAW’s ability to sustain fixed-wing operations from distributed locations. 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 Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)
| Date Taken: | 12.11.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.12.2025 22:00 |
| Photo ID: | 9440579 |
| VIRIN: | 251211-M-JE726-1068 |
| Resolution: | 6651x4065 |
| Size: | 1.32 MB |
| Location: | MATHER AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 14 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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