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A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, transports a tractor, rubber-tired, articulated steering, multi-purpose vehicle and a joint light tactical vehicle, both assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, from San Clemente Island to Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2024. ACU 5 helped transport 835,000 pounds of equipment across 58 nautical miles in support of MWSS-373's Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II. During STRATMOBEX II, MWSS-373 demonstrated mastery of scalable air-ground support such as expeditious airfield damage repair, forward arming and refueling, integrated engineering, and explosive ordnance disposal operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, transports a tractor, rubber-tired, articulated steering, multi-purpose vehicle and a joint light tactical vehicle, both assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, from San Clemente Island to Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2024. ACU 5 helped transport 835,000 pounds of equipment across 58 nautical miles in support of MWSS-373's Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II. During STRATMOBEX II, MWSS-373 demonstrated mastery of scalable air-ground support such as expeditious airfield damage repair, forward arming and refueling, integrated engineering, and explosive ordnance disposal operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Navy Sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5, load a tractor, rubber-tired, articulated steering, multi-purpose vehicle on a U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion for transport from San Clemente Island to Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2024. ACU 5 helped transport 835,000 pounds of equipment across 58 nautical miles in support of MWSS-373's Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II. During STRATMOBEX II, MWSS-373 demonstrated mastery of scalable air-ground support such as expeditious airfield damage repair, forward arming and refueling, integrated engineering, and explosive ordnance disposal operations.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and U.S. Navy Sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5, load a tractor, rubber-tired, articulated steering, multi-purpose vehicle on a U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion for transport from San Clemente Island to Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2024. ACU 5 helped transport 835,000 pounds of equipment across 58 nautical miles in support of MWSS-373's Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II. During STRATMOBEX II, MWSS-373 demonstrated mastery of scalable air-ground support such as expeditious airfield damage repair, forward arming and refueling, integrated engineering, and explosive ordnance disposal operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Navy Sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5, load a U.S. Marine Corps joint light tactical vehicleon a U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion assigned to ACU 5, for transport from San Clemente Island to Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2024. ACU 5 helped transport 835,000 pounds of equipment across 58 nautical miles in support of MWSS-373's Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II. During STRATMOBEX II, MWSS-373 demonstrated mastery of scalable air-ground support such as expeditious airfield damage repair, forward arming and refueling, integrated engineering, and explosive ordnance disposal operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Navy Sailors with Assault Craft Unit 5, load a U.S. Marine Corps joint light tactical vehicleon a U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion assigned to ACU 5, for transport from San Clemente Island to Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2024. ACU 5 helped transport 835,000 pounds of equipment across 58 nautical miles in support of MWSS-373's Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II. During STRATMOBEX II, MWSS-373 demonstrated mastery of scalable air-ground support such as expeditious airfield damage repair, forward arming and refueling, integrated engineering, and explosive ordnance disposal operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, conducts a beach landing at San Clemente Island, California, Feb. 28, 2024. ACU 5 helped transport 835,000 pounds of equipment across 58 nautical miles in support of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II. During STRATMOBEX II, MWSS-373 demonstrated mastery of scalable air-ground support such as expeditious airfield damage repair, forward arming and refueling, integrated engineering, and explosive ordnance disposal operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

A U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, conducts a beach landing at San Clemente Island, California, Feb. 28, 2024. ACU 5 helped transport 835,000 pounds of equipment across 58 nautical miles in support of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing’s Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II. During STRATMOBEX II, MWSS-373 demonstrated mastery of scalable air-ground support such as expeditious airfield damage repair, forward arming and refueling, integrated engineering, and explosive ordnance disposal operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine

U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate Dominick Locascio, a craftmaster with Landing Craft, Air Cushion 52, Assault Craft Unit 5, U.S., transports a tractor, rubber-tired, articulated steering, multi-purpose vehicle and a joint light tactical vehicle, both assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, from San Clemente Island to Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2024. ACU 5 helped transport 835,000 pounds of equipment across 58 nautical miles in support of MWSS-373's Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II. During STRATMOBEX II, MWSS-373 demonstrated mastery of scalable air-ground support such as expeditious airfield damage repair, forward arming and refueling, integrated engineering, and explosive ordnance disposal operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate Dominick Locascio, a craftmaster with Landing Craft, Air Cushion 52, Assault Craft Unit 5, U.S., transports a tractor, rubber-tired, articulated steering, multi-purpose vehicle and a joint light tactical vehicle, both assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, from San Clemente Island to Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 28, 2024. ACU 5 helped transport 835,000 pounds of equipment across 58 nautical miles in support of MWSS-373's Strategic Mobility Exercise (STRATMOBEX) II. During STRATMOBEX II, MWSS-373 demonstrated mastery of scalable air-ground support such as expeditious airfield damage repair, forward arming and refueling, integrated engineering, and explosive ordnance disposal operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis after a section engaged maneuvering flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2024. This was the final training flight for Capt. Michael LoGrande, a student weapons systems officer with VMFA-323, before graduating on March 22, 2024, as the Marine Corps last WSO. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis after a section engaged maneuvering flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2024. This was the final training flight for Capt. Michael LoGrande, a student weapons systems officer with VMFA-323, before graduating on March 22, 2024, as the Marine Corps last WSO. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis after a section engaged maneuvering flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2024. This was the final training flight for Capt. Michael LoGrande, a student weapons systems officer with VMFA-323, before becoming the last student to graduate the Marine Corps WSO course on March 22, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, taxis after a section engaged maneuvering flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2024. This was the final training flight for Capt. Michael LoGrande, a student weapons systems officer with VMFA-323, before becoming the last student to graduate the Marine Corps WSO course on March 22, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornets assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, take off for a section engaged maneuvering flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2024. This was the final training flight for Capt. Michael LoGrande, a student weapons systems officer with VMFA-323, before graduating on March 22, 2024, as the Marine Corps last WSO. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornets assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, take off for a section engaged maneuvering flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2024. This was the final training flight for Capt. Michael LoGrande, a student weapons systems officer with VMFA-323, before graduating on March 22, 2024, as the Marine Corps last WSO. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael Logrande, a student weapons systems officer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preflight checks on an F/A-18D Hornet assigned to VMFA-323 before a section engaged maneuvering flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2024. LoGrande conducted his final student flight with VMFA-323's Fleet Readiness Detachment before graduating on March 22, 2024, as the Marine Corps last WSO. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael Logrande, a student weapons systems officer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preflight checks on an F/A-18D Hornet assigned to VMFA-323 before a section engaged maneuvering flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2024. LoGrande conducted his final student flight with VMFA-323's Fleet Readiness Detachment before graduating on March 22, 2024, as the Marine Corps last WSO. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lowery, a training officer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, left, and Capt. Michael LoGrande, a student weapons systems officer with VMFA-323, walk onto the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2024. LoGrande conducted his final student flight with VMFA-323's Fleet Readiness Detachment before becoming the last student to graduate the Marine Corps WSO course on March 22, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lowery, a training officer with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, left, and Capt. Michael LoGrande, a student weapons systems officer with VMFA-323, walk onto the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 18, 2024. LoGrande conducted his final student flight with VMFA-323's Fleet Readiness Detachment before becoming the last student to graduate the Marine Corps WSO course on March 22, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and two AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) are staged at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and two AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) are staged at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and two AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) are staged at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and two AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) are staged at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

An AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is staged on the flight line before being loaded onto a F-35C Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

An AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is staged on the flight line before being loaded onto a F-35C Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and two AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) are staged at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and two AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) are staged at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years.

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) onto a F-35C Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) onto a F-35C Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

An AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is staged on the flight line before being loaded a onto a F-35C Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

An AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is staged on the flight line before being loaded a onto a F-35C Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) onto a F-35C Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, load an AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) onto a F-35C Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, March 8, 2024. The JSOW is a fire-and-forget medium-range precision guided weapon intended for use against soft targets. This loading of the JSOW is the first loading of the weapon system on the F-35C and the first time being loaded in a garrison environment in nearly 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)

Photo by Sgt. Sean Potter

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Blake Donley, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pilots a CH-53E Super Stallion while receiving fuel from a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, 563rd Rescue Group, 355th Rescue Wing, during joint air-to-air refueling near Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. The “Heavy Haulers” of HMH-462 conducted air-to-air refueling during unit deployment training to enhance aircrew proficiency and increase combat effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Blake Donley, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pilots a CH-53E Super Stallion while receiving fuel from a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, 563rd Rescue Group, 355th Rescue Wing, during joint air-to-air refueling near Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. The “Heavy Haulers” of HMH-462 conducted air-to-air refueling during unit deployment training to enhance aircrew proficiency and increase combat effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Frank Davis, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, maneuvers a CH-53E Super Stallion to connect the helicopter’s refueling probe with the drogue of a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, 563rd Rescue Group, 355th Rescue Wing, during joint air-to-air refueling near Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. The “Heavy Haulers” of HMH-462 conducted air-to-air refueling during unit deployment training to enhance aircrew proficiency and increase combat effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Frank Davis, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, maneuvers a CH-53E Super Stallion to connect the helicopter’s refueling probe with the drogue of a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, 563rd Rescue Group, 355th Rescue Wing, during joint air-to-air refueling near Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. The “Heavy Haulers” of HMH-462 conducted air-to-air refueling during unit deployment training to enhance aircrew proficiency and increase combat effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush

The refueling probe of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, connects with the drogue of a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, 563rd Rescue Group, 355th Rescue Wing, during joint air-to-air refueling near Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. The “Heavy Haulers” of HMH-462 conducted air-to-air refueling during unit deployment training to enhance aircrew proficiency and increase combat effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

The refueling probe of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, connects with the drogue of a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron, 563rd Rescue Group, 355th Rescue Wing, during joint air-to-air refueling near Lake Havasu City, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2024. The “Heavy Haulers” of HMH-462 conducted air-to-air refueling during unit deployment training to enhance aircrew proficiency and increase combat effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush