1st MAW Marines conduct hot pit refuelings at Misawa Air Base

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.