JAPAN
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore ()

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Corey Armstrong, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Distribution non-commissioned officer in charge, stands ready to assist U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 to perform a hot pit refueling of an MV-22 Osprey at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2021. Marine Aircraft Group 36 Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) training was conducted on mainland Japan to exercise the Tilt Rotor/Rotary Wing (TR/RW) program which promotes bilateral and unilateral off-island training opportunities and reduces the training activity impact on Okinawa. TR/RW training is essential to supporting the defense of Japan under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security.

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