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    Marines and Sailors conduct LCAC FARP training [Image 8 of 11]

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    A military aviator or crew member in flight gear is refueling a military helicopter in what appears to be a desert or arid environment. The individual is wearing a flight helmet with visor, olive drab flight suit, and a tan tactical vest while connecting a fuel nozzle to the aircraft's fuel port. A weapon system, likely a machine gun mount, is visible in the foreground on the left side of the frame.

    CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    09.09.2026

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Jordan Searls 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alessandro Guerrero, a helicopter crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, attaches a fuel hose during forward arming and refueling point training with a Landing Craft Air Cushion with Assault Craft Unit 5, Naval Beach Group 1, Expeditionary Strike Group 3, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 9, 2026. This training validated I Marine Expeditionary Force and ACU-5’s ability to rapidly establish an LCAC-supported FARP as well as refine tactics for long-range operations in a contested environment, strengthening Navy-Marine Corps interoperability in support of distributed aviation operations. Guerrero is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jordan Searls)

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    Date Taken: 09.09.2026
    Date Posted: 09.11.2026 14:02
    Photo ID: 9928039
    VIRIN: 260909-M-BY711-1176
    Resolution: 5472x3648
    Size: 2.29 MB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US
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    A military pilot is seated in the cockpit of an aircraft, wearing a flight helmet with a raised visor and a communications microphone positioned near the mouth. The pilot is dressed in an olive/green flight suit and is looking forward through the cockpit windscreen. The instrument panel is partially visible in the background, and the sky is overcast.
    A military pilot or aircrew member is shown operating flight controls inside a cockpit, gripping what appears to be a collective or cyclic control stick with multiple switches and buttons. The person is wearing olive/sage green flight gloves and a flight suit, with a helmet and oxygen mask visible. Multiple cockpit displays, including a blue multifunction display screen, are visible in the background.
    A military or aviation pilot is photographed in profile view from inside an aircraft cockpit, gazing outward through the window. The pilot is wearing a white flight helmet with a tinted visor partially lowered, along with a communications headset and oxygen mask attachment. The background reveals an aerial view of terrain and sky with overcast cloud cover.
    An aerial or elevated view of a dark-colored vessel moving at high speed across open blue water. The vessel is generating a large white wake and spray plume behind it, indicating significant velocity. The surrounding sea appears calm with light surface texture.
    An aerial photograph taken from inside a helicopter, showing the aircraft's shadow cast onto a scrubland or sparse forest terrain below. The shadow clearly depicts the helicopter's rotor blades and fuselage silhouette on the ground. The terrain consists of low-density vegetation with mixed green shrubs and bare earth patches.
    An aerial photograph shows a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-10) beached on a sandy shore. The hovercraft is stationary on the beach with several personnel visible nearby, including one individual standing close to the craft and three others grouped together further up the beach. The image appears to document a military amphibious landing or training exercise.
    A military aviator or crew member is seated inside a helicopter, looking out through an open door at an arid, semi-desert landscape below. The individual is wearing full flight gear including a helmet with visor, flight suit, tactical vest, and communications headset with boom microphone. The photograph is taken from inside the aircraft, providing a dramatic perspective of both the crew member and the terrain below.
    A military aviator or crew member in flight gear is refueling a military helicopter in what appears to be a desert or arid environment. The individual is wearing a flight helmet with visor, olive drab flight suit, and a tan tactical vest while connecting a fuel nozzle to the aircraft's fuel port. A weapon system, likely a machine gun mount, is visible in the foreground on the left side of the frame.
    A U.S. Marines AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter is captured in flight over a coastal military installation, likely Camp Pendleton in California. The helicopter is in low-level flight with rotor blades motion-blurred, indicating active flight operations. The terrain below shows arid, brown landscape with a landing pad or airstrip visible, and the Pacific Ocean is visible in the background.
    A military aviator or crew member is seated in an open helicopter door, looking out over a dry, arid landscape from altitude. The individual is wearing full flight gear including a helmet with visor, flight suit, tactical vest, and gloves. The terrain below appears to be semi-arid scrubland consistent with a military training area.
    A military or tactical operator is moving across a dusty, arid terrain while carrying a large dark hose or tube-like object. The individual is wearing full tactical gear including a helmet, body armor, and carrying equipment. The environment appears to be a desert or dry lakebed with hazy, dust-filled air and a military vehicle partially visible on the right.

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    ACU 5
    Refuel
    3rd MAW
    Navy Marine Corps Team
    FARP
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