U.S. Marines with Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, refuel an AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.) during a forward arming and refueling point exercise on Landing Zone Dodo at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2026. Marines established a forward arming and refueling point to ensure air superiority and maintain lethality. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebeka Falcon)
| Date Taken: | 01.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.01.2026 04:07 |
| Photo ID: | 9501640 |
| VIRIN: | 260107-M-TG899-1281 |
| Resolution: | 6128x4103 |
| Size: | 14.75 MB |
| Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 1 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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