Marines TV

KC-130 J Air refueling missions over Afghanistan. Produced by Airman Jimmy Moreland.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, conduct an air-to-air refueling (AAR) mission over the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility on Oct. 3, 2020. The purpose of an AAR mission is to transfer aviation fuel from one aircraft to another in order to extend the range, payload capacity, and endurance of the receiving aircraft. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a crisis response force, prepared to deploy a variety of capabilities across the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Sgt. Brendan Custer)

U.S. Marines pilot a KC-130 Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) and two MV-22 Osprey from tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268), fly over Northern Territory, Australia, Aug 17, 2018. Two KC-130s from VMGR-152 took part in aerial refueling of MV-22 Osprey as part of the Osprey pilots’ re-certification process during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 18. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt Antonio Campbell with additional imagery by SSgt Daniel Wetzel)