Story by Capt. George McArthur | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 04.27.2020
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group completed a series of sequential operations rehearsing naval expeditionary and Marine Air-Ground Task Force maneuver from Guam to Okinawa, Japan, March 21-28....
Story by Sgt. Sarah Sangster | 25th Combat Aviation Brigade | 02.11.2020
Petroleum supply specialists from Echo Co. 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment refueled three Black hawks and an Apache attack helicopter during training in Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) procedures at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Feb. 5, 2020....
Story by Sgt. Brianna Gaudi | Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1 | 04.18.2019
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, ARIZ. – Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) have been testing the capabilities of a new fueling system known as the tactical aviation ground refueling system (TAGRS) while conducting forward arming and refueling point (FARP) operations in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-19 from March 10 to April 30....
Story by Lance Cpl. Cody Rowe | Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1 | 04.02.2018
U.S. Marines with the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 Expeditionary Ordnance Course conducted forward arming and refueling point operations during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18 at Bull Attack Forward Arming and Refueling Point, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., April 2....
Story by Airman 1st Class Luke Milano | 352nd Special Operations Wing | 07.26.2017
Two MC-130Js from the 67th Special Operations Squadron conducted a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise involving F-15Cs from the 48th Fighter Wing July 26, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. A Forward Arming and Refueling Point, or FARP, is an austere location near a combat zone where fuel and supplies can be transferred from one aircraft to another. Photo and Story by A1C Luke......
Story by Cpl. Jason Jimenez | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | 03.17.2017
The mission of Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 is simple – to provide Aviation Ground Support to Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. This mission is the core reason behind MWSS-274’s field exercise aboard Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., on March 3-17....
Story by Cpl. Justin Huffty | 1st Marine Division | 02.15.2017
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -The whir from a pair of AW-1H Super Cobra helicopters grows louder as they quickly approach. They are on the way to support Marines on a mission, but they must refuel first. Fortunately, the Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) has completely set up and maintained a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) so the helicopters can do just that....
Story by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr. | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 09.06.2015
Marines and sailors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, arrived at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 6, in support of Exercise Forest Light 16-1....
