Marines Conduct Aerial Refueling Training

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Marines attend a preflight brief on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 2, 2014. The Marines are assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, and conducted fixed wing aerial refueling exercises with the Marine Attack Squadron 223 and the Marine Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves
  • U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael A. Jordan conducts preflight checks on a KC-130 Hercules aircraft on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 2, 2014. Jordan is a pilot assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves
  • Marines perform preflight checks inside a KC-130 Hercules aircraft on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 2, 2014. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves
  • U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Macheimer walks on the wing of a KC-130 Hercules aircraft performing preflight checks on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 2, 2014. Macheimer is a crew master assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves
  • U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher B. McClellan, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary W. Montgomery observe an aerial refueling mission off the coast of North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2014. McClellan is a crew master assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, and Montgomery is a combat videographer assigned to the Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves
  • A Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler aircraft refuels off the coast of North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2014. The aircraft crew is assigned to the Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron 1. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves
  • U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael J. Slifer looks out the window of a KC-130 Hercules aircraft during a refueling mission off the coast of North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2014. Slifer is a crew master assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves
  • U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Johnathan W. Estry maneuvers a KC-130 Hercules aircraft during a refueling mission off the coast of North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2014. Estry is a pilot assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves
  • A Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier aircraft refuels off the coast of North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2014. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves
  • Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier aircraft fly in formation after refueling from a KC-130 aircraft off the coast of North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2014. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves