U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Robert Soriano, an expeditionary fuels technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares to refuel an F-35B Lightning II aircraft during Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.1 at Gwangju Air Base, Gwangju, South Korea, March 30, 2026. KMEP 26.1 is a bilateral exercise conducted annually in South Korea to refine dispersed command and control functionality enhancing combat readiness and strengthening alliance capabilities. Soriano is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)
| Date Taken: | 03.29.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.27.2026 22:11 |
| Photo ID: | 9631425 |
| VIRIN: | 260330-M-RY694-1387 |
| Resolution: | 5436x3626 |
| Size: | 2.25 MB |
| Location: | GWANGJU AIR BASE, GWANGJU GWANG'YEOGSI [KWANGJU-KWANGYOKSHI], KR |
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