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A left side view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter taking on fuel from a Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) KC-130R Hercules aircraft during a flight out of Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina

A left side view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PFC T.E. Caldwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A front view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter taking on fuel from a Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) KC-130R Hercules aircraft during a flight out of Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina

A front view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter taking...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PFC T.E. Caldwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

RAIDER-103, a KC-130 Hercules refueling plane from VMGR 352, El Toro Marine Air Station, California (right, in background), fills fuel bladders at Baidoa, Somalia. In the foreground are two camels; while just behind them is a combat still photographer squatting down to take a picture of three Somali children. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

RAIDER-103, a KC-130 Hercules refueling plane from VMGR 352, El Toro M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Baidoa Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public... More

Left side front view of the nose section on a US Marine KC-130 Refueling Plane from VMGR-352, El Toro, Marine Corps Air Station, California, at Belet Huen Field, Somalia. Two crew members from the KC-130 stand in front of the aircraft. In the background is a right side profile of a US Marine AH-1 "Cobra" helicopter which is receiving the fuel from the KC-130. Sand being blown up by the prop wash from the KC-130 is obstructing the view of the helicopter. The refueling allows the helicopters to return to escorting a food convoy (not shown) and preventing them from being robbed or harassed by Somali bandits. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Left side front view of the nose section on a US Marine KC-130 Refueli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Belet Huen Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Marine Corps Sergeant Kuhls from Ground Support Equipment Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, takes a second for a group photograph with his newly made Kenyan Air Force friends during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, JTF Kenya

US Marine Corps Sergeant Kuhls from Ground Support Equipment Marine Ae...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL M.A. Butler, Usmc Release Status: Released ... More

US Marine Corps Sergeant Orr, a load master from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, arranges extra tires that were carried for some of the ground delivery missions as a precautionary measure, during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98

US Marine Corps Sergeant Orr, a load master from Marine Aerial Refuele...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL M.A. Butler, Usmc Release Status: Released ... More

A load of food from World Food Program (WFP), a moment before exiting the back of a United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352), during an air delivery mission in support of Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-05499 or search 980312-M-4605W-005)

A load of food from World Food Program (WFP), a moment before exiting ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Ward R.A. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

USMC MAJ Brad James (left) and MAJ Ted Wenry (right) of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 (VMGR-234), NAS Forth Worth, Texas, prepare to land their KC-130 during exercise RIMPAC 98

USMC MAJ Brad James (left) and MAJ Ted Wenry (right) of the Marine Aer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 (Nac) James G... More

United States Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Tim O'Bryan, a Videographer with the 20th Communications Squadron, documents United States Marine Corps operations occuring on the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, flight line. A USMC AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter is visible in the background being hot pit refueled. The AH-1W is assigned to Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. USMC CH-46E Sea Knights and AH-1W's are being hot pit refueled by a USMC KC-130 of Marine Aerial Refueling/Transport Squadron Two Five Two (VMGR-252) from MCAS Cherry Point, NC. The hot pit refueling, where one or more aircraft refuel with their engines running, occured as the helicopters transited the ...

United States Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Tim O'Bryan, a Videographer with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Air Force Senior Airman Tim O'Bryan, a Videographer with the 20th Communications Squadron, documents United State... More

Major Dwight Neeley, USMC, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) pilots a Marine KC-130 enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Major Dwight Neeley, USMC, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

Using a Pettibone crane Marines prepare to remove an Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine from its wing mount. The Marines are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. All are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58

Using a Pettibone crane Marines prepare to remove an Allison T56-A-15 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352 Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release... More

Preparing a replacement Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine are Corporal CPL Leonard Rodriguez, USMC, (left) and Lance Corporal Andres Almaguer, USMC, while inside the Pettibone crane Corporal Douglas Peterson, USMC, (right) mans the cranes controls. The Marines are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. All are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58

Preparing a replacement Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine are Corporal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352 Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release... More

A group of Marines from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) perform a maintenance check on a refueling drogue basket of their KC-130 before making another flight from their forward operating base back into Afghanistan. In the background, an Air Force 10K-AT forklift is driven by for another load for the KC-130. It is part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A group of Marines from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Sergeant Ricky Poon, USMC, First Mech (Mechanic), the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) checks out the exhaust ports of the Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine on his KC-130/R during a preflight inspection before returning to Kandahar Airport in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Ricky Poon, USMC, First Mech (Mechanic), the Marine Aerial Re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

At a forward operating base Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352)'s, Flight Engineer, STAFF Sergeant Craig Ramirez, USMC, walks through a dust cloud caused by a KC-130/R taking off during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating base Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Corporal Robert H. Parker, USMC, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352)'s Communication Operator warms up a Meal Ready to Eat (MRE) using a crystalline heat pack, to which you add water to generate heat, during a long flight back to Kandahar in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Corporal Robert H. Parker, USMC, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene C... More

At a forward operating base, Marine Loadmasters Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (center) and Sergeant Jessica Lujick, USMC, (right), from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) discuss the loading options with the Flight Engineer, STAFF Sergeant Craig Ramirez, USMC, for the KC-130/R before a flight into Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The forklift driver, in a two-ton capacity lift, waits for a final decision

At a forward operating base, Marine Loadmasters Corporal Matthew Rider...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

At a forward operating airstrip in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operation, Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) prepare their KC-130/R for a flight into Kandahar. Taxing by, a KC-130/R from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252) heads for the main runway for its flight into Kandahar during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating airstrip in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

As darkness falls, soldiers from the 101st Airborne prepare to board a Marine KC-130/R from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252), for a flight out of Khandahar during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

As darkness falls, soldiers from the 101st Airborne prepare to board a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow... More

Sergeant (SGT) Joseph Cook, USMC, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252), Powerline Mechanic checks the amount of fuel on a KC-130/R using a dip stick, before a return flight into Kandahar during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The squadron is operating out of a forward airbase in the Enduring Freedom area. Note that SGT Cook is wearing an M9 pistol on his belt

Sergeant (SGT) Joseph Cook, USMC, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-252 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

While the Army crew stands by, Loadmasters from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252), secure an Army John Deere 6X4 "Gator" All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) to the deck of their KC-130/R before a flight into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of the Army during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

While the Army crew stands by, Loadmasters from Marine Aerial Refueler...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-252 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne brief before their flight from Kandahar while aboard Marine KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne brief before their flight from Kandah...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-252 Scene C... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Collin Marchant, a KC-130 Hercules aircraft Flight Mechanic assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252), performs a pre-flight inspection of his aircraft at a forward deployed location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The tail section of a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Stewart Air National Guard Base (ANGB), New York (NY), is visible in the background

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Collin Marchant, a KC-130 Hercul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cheresa D. Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Bangladesh Defense Force Army Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), Nazmul (left) receives a commemorative certificate from US Marine Corps (USMC) LTC Stacey A. Ruff, Commander, Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152), during Exercise BENGAL TIGER 2002. The Exercise is a bilateral training exercise between United States Marine Corps Aviators and Members of the Bangladesh Defense Force Air Wing

Bangladesh Defense Force Army Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), Nazmul (left) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BENGAL TIGER 2002 Base: Chittagong Air Base Country: Bangladesh (BGD) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-152 Scene Camera Opera... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC), KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), in flight over Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC), KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, US... More

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Gomez (left), and Corporal (CPL) Michael Collins, both Air Frames Hydraulics Mechanics with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), prepare to replace disc brakes on the starboard side landing wheel of a KC-130 Hercules aircraft at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Gomez (le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Gomez (right), and Corporal (CPL) Michael Collins, both Air Frames Hydraulics Mechanics with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), replace the disc brakes on a KC-130 Hercules aircraft, at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Robert Gomez (ri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Aviations Systems Mechanic assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), works on a KC-130 Hercules aircraft engine at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An unidentified US Marine Corps (USMC) Aviations Systems Mechanic assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL And... More

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Thomas F. Dietrich (left), Commanding Officer, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), is videotaped during an interview by MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) James Roberts (foreground right), SENIOR Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (SNCOIC) of the Combat Visual Information Center (CVIC), and Lance Corporal (LCPL) Sean McLean, a Combat Videographer from Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) CVIC, while standing in front of the unit command tent, at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Thomas F. Die...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

Friends and family members gather on the ramp near a KC-130 Hercules aircraft at Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base (NAS, JRB), Fort Worth, Texas (TX), as they await the return of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), returning home following a long deployment to Southwest Asia, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Friends and family members gather on the ramp near a KC-130 Hercules a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Fort Worth State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), taxies in after returning home at Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base (NAS, JRB), Fort Worth, Texas (TX), following a long deployment to Southwest Asia, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft, assigned to Marine Ae...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Fort Worth State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) White (left), assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), enter information onto a customs declaration form, as a Department of Defense (DOD) Customs Police examines the contents of his mobility bag, after returning home at Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base (NAS, JRB), Fort Worth, Texas (TX), following a long deployment to Southwest Asia, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Lance Corporal (LCPL) White (left), as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Fort Worth State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), sit on the flight pad at Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base (NAS, JRB), Fort Worth, Texas (TX)

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft, assigned to Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Fort Worth State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), circles overhead after returning home at Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base (NAS, JRB), Fort Worth, Texas (TX), following a long deployment to Southwest Asia, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft, assigned to Marine Ae...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Fort Worth State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer Angel Dionisio (right), USN Corpsman, assigned to US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Aerial Refuel and Transport Squadron One five Two (VMGR-152), leads two USMC Marines with simulated wounds to an ambulance during a mass casualty exercise conducted on Clark Air Base (AB), Luzon Island, Philippines (PHL), which is part of Exercise BALIKATAN 2004, a regularly scheduled joint interoperability exercise designed to improve military readiness and professionalism between US and Philippine armed forces

US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer Angel Dionisio (right), USN Corpsman, assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Cory Yenter, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Cargo Handlers assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Four Five Two (VMGR 452), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3 MAW), prepare cargo for a parachute extraction on a C-130 Hercules aircraft, on the flight line at Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Cargo Handlers assigned to Marine Aerial Refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Anthony R. Ochoa, USMC Release ... More

U.S. Marine Corps 152nd Fixed Wing Aerial Refuel and Transport Squadron (VMGR) Marines and Sri Lanka military personnel, load vegetables on a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during Operation Unified Assistance at Minnerriya, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 19, 2005.  (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. James Harper) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps 152nd Fixed Wing Aerial Refuel and Transport Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Minnerriya Air Field Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Harper, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

U.S. Marine Corps 152nd Fixed Wing Aerial Refuel and Transport Squadron (VMGR-152) Marines and Sri Lanka military personnel, load vegetables on a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during Operation Unified Assistance at Minnerriya, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 19, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. James Harper) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps 152nd Fixed Wing Aerial Refuel and Transport Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Minnerriya Air Field Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Harper, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

On Feb. 5, 2007, CPL. Lucas Dahling, a Loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), Marine Aircraft Group  (MAG-11), 3D Marine Aircraft Wing (3D MAW), looks out the window of a KC-30J Hercules to inspect the refueling hoses being used during a refueling excercise off of the coast of San Diego, Calif.   VMGR-352 regularly conducts refueling missions in conjunction with other airborne units to maintain their proficiency.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Kelly R. Chase) (Released)

On Feb. 5, 2007, CPL. Lucas Dahling, a Loadmaster with Marine Aerial R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 prepare to launch battlefield illumination flares during Exercise Yuma Horizon 19 near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 17, 2019. Exer... More

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Andrew Pushart,

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Andrew Pushart,

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Andrew Pushart, former commanding officer of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps A... More

A Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 332 (VMA(AW)-332) A-6E Intruder aircraft approaches a Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) KC-130R Hercules aircraft to take on fuel during a flight out of Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina

A Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 332 (VMA(AW)-332) A-6E Intruder a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Cordova Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left rear view of a KC-130F Hercules aircraft from Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) in flight

A left rear view of a KC-130F Hercules aircraft from Marine Refueler-T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Hatteras State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 E.C. Nocciolo Release Status: Releas... More

A left front view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter taking on fuel from a Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) KC-130R Hercules aircraft during a flight out of Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina

A left front view of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PFC T.E. Caldwell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A KC-130 Hercules aircraft of Marine Refueller-Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) extends its drogue to refuel an S-3A Viking aircraft of Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 38 (VS-38) over the Sierra Nevada Mountains

A KC-130 Hercules aircraft of Marine Refueller-Transport Squadron 352 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Grezdinski, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A KC-130F aircraft of Marine Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) stands on the flight line

A KC-130F aircraft of Marine Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky Release St... More

Right side view of Marine Air Group 11 (MAG-11) F/A-18A and F/A-18D Hornet strike fighter aircraft in formation with a Marine Refueling Group 350 (VMGR-350) KC-130 Hercules aircraft over the Marine Corps Air Station

Right side view of Marine Air Group 11 (MAG-11) F/A-18A and F/A-18D Ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Bob Lawson Release Status... More

Right side front, aerial view of a US Marine CH-53E Super Stallion attempting an aerial refueling. Another CH-53E is seen in the background at the top of the frame. Both helicopters, call signs KNIGHT RIDER 22 & 23 are from HMH 164 working off the USS TRIPOLI (not shown). They are practicing aerial refueling with Raider 103, a US Marine KC-130 Hercules from VMGR 352, El Toro Marine Air Station, California (not shown). Only the fuel line and drag chute are seen from the KC-130 at the right side of the frame. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Right side front, aerial view of a US Marine CH-53E Super Stallion att...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Left side front view of a US Marine KC-130 Refueling Plane on the ground at Belet Huen, Somalia, a field secured by Canadian Forces. The aircraft is from VMGR-352, El Roro, Marine Corps Air Station, California. An aircraft crew member stands, back to camera, in front of the plane. A US Marine AH-1 "Cobra" attack helicopter flies left to right overhead. The mission of the KC-130s is to refuel the AH-1s keeping them in the air and allowing them to escorting a food convoy (not shown). This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Left side front view of a US Marine KC-130 Refueling Plane on the grou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Belet Huen Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Marine Corps Corporal C. Shelley guides US Marine Corps Sergeant J. Rasmussen, both from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, a ride as he loads a pallet of cargo onto a Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98, Joint Task Force Kenya

US Marine Corps Corporal C. Shelley guides US Marine Corps Sergeant J....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT R. A. Ward, Usmc Release Status: Released t... More

US Marine Corps Sergeant Beceerra and Marine Corps Lance Corporal Shute both from Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, guide the crane driver as he helps in the propeller replacement of a C-130 Hercules aircraft due to a blown engine, Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98

US Marine Corps Sergeant Beceerra and Marine Corps Lance Corporal Shut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL M.A. Butler, Usmc Release Status: Released ... More

Four United States Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters line-up on the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina flight line as they prepare to depart after a refueling stop. The USMC CH-46E's, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Two (HMM-162) 'Golden Eagles' at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, have just been hot pit refueled by a USMC KC-130 of Marine Aerial Reueling/Transport Squadron Two Five Two (VMGR-252) from MCAS Cherry Point, NC. The hot pit refueling, where one or more aircraft refuel with their engines running, occured as the helicopters transited the area while deploying to Naval Air Station Atlanta, Georgia for an exercise, 14 August 2000

Four United States Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters line-up ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Greg L. Davis Release Status: ... More

C-130 Hercules turboprop aircraft from VMGR-152, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, lands on the island of Peleliu as another C-130 from the same unit flies above during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

C-130 Hercules turboprop aircraft from VMGR-152, 1ST Marine Air Wing, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Peleliu Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Air Wing Scene ... More

Captain Don Maraska, USMC, co-pilot, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) in the cockpit of a Marine KC-130 enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the Enduring Freedom area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Captain Don Maraska, USMC, co-pilot, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

Marine aircrewman with Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) unload cargo from the rear of a Marine KC-130 at a Forward Aerial Refueling Point (FRAP) at an undisclosed location in the area of operations during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image)

Marine aircrewman with Marine Aerial Refueling Squadron (VMGR-352), 26...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Corporal Justin Agan, USMC, carefully removes grit and other foreign objects from the gearing on the propeller hub. The hub is part of an Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine. The Marines are in the process of swapping the engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. All are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58

Corporal Justin Agan, USMC, carefully removes grit and other foreign o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352 Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release... More

Corporal Douglas Peterson, USMC, (left), inside the Pettibone crane gets signals from an unseen Marine as he prepares to place the engine hoist into position. Corporal Justin Agan, (center) USMC, also checks the signals as he steadies the hoist. The Marines are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. Both are members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58

Corporal Douglas Peterson, USMC, (left), inside the Pettibone crane ge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352 Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release... More

Sergeant Ricky Poon, USMC, First Mech (Mechanic), Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) stands at the door of his KC-130/R during a brief stop on a forward operating base to pick up ground troops from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Sergeant Ricky Poon, USMC, First Mech (Mechanic), Marine Aerial Refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Standing in the heat and pounded by the drone of the KC-130/Rs Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines running, Marines, with their MOLLE (Modular Light weight Load-carrying Equipment) packs fully loaded, wait to board the aircraft. As soon as the KC-130/R from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352)s ramp is down and extensions in place the Marines will board and head back into Kandahar, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Standing in the heat and pounded by the drone of the KC-130/Rs Allison...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Aircraft Commander, Captain K. Whitehouse, USMC, from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) walks away from his KC-130/R after landing at a forward operating airstrip in the area of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Aircraft Commander, Captain K. Whitehouse, USMC, from the Marine Aeria...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

At a forward operating base, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) Loadmaster Corporal Matthew Rider, USMC, (center) and a 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) representative (right) go over the amount of gear to be loaded onto his KC-130/R before a flight to deliver Marines and supplies for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) into Kandahar during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating base, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

At a forward operating base, a small two-ton forklift works to load supplies for the 26th MEU aboard two Marine KC-130/Rs belonging to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadrons (VMGR-352 and VMGR-252) for a flight back to the Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

At a forward operating base, a small two-ton forklift works to load su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252) refuel their KC-130/R Hercules at a forward airbase in the ENDURING FREEDOM area. They are using an Air Force R-9 Refueling Truck

Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-252 Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D. Crow, Usmc Rele... More

Canadian Forces Air Command Major (MAJ) Colin Keiver (left), a KC-130 Hercules aircraft exchange pilot assigned to US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252), briefs his crew before departing on a humanitarian mission to transport supplies to a forward deployed location, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Canadian Forces Air Command Major (MAJ) Colin Keiver (left), a KC-130 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT John Nimmo, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft Loadmasters assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-452 and 252 (VMGR-452), (VMGR-252), direct the loading operation of humanitarian supplies that are to be transported to a forward operating location, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft Loadmasters assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT John Nimmo, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Mike Swisher (left) Maintenance Controller and USMC STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William "Bonkers" Beuck, Flight Engineer, both assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Sqaudron-252 (VMGR-252), assemble a body armor vest at a forward deployed location, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Mike Swisher (left) Maintenance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cheresa D. Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), conduct aerial refueling with a USMC KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) during exercises conducted by the USMC 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), in the Arabian Sea. The US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS; Amphibious Assault Ship, USS WASP (LHD-1), is underway in the background

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters assigned to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cheresa D. Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Stacey A. Ruff, Commander, Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152), photographs two young residents at the Home of Love orphanage at Chittagong, Bangladesh. LTC Ruff is in Bangladesh participating in Exercise BENGAL TIGER 2002, which is a bilateral training exercise between United States Marine Corps Aviators and Members of the Bangladesh Defense Force Air Wing

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Stacey A. Ruff, Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BENGAL TIGER 2002 Base: Chittagong Country: Bangladesh (BGD) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-152 Scene Camera Operator: SGT ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine jumps from a USMC KC-130 Hercules, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR), at Al Kut, Iraq. The US Marines are currently deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine jumps from a USMC KC-130 Hercules, Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234) on the ramp at Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan. US Marines are currently deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules, Marine Aerial Refueler Trans...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Reservist Major (MAJ) William Becker, KC-130 Copilot, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234), reaching for a navigation map during a flight somewhere over Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Reservist Major (MAJ) William Becker, KC-130 Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Reservist Sergeant (SGT) Bradley Walter (right), and USMC Reservist STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Hugh Rico, Flight Engineers, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234), walk across the flightline toward their aircraft at Camp Snoopy, Doha International Airport (IAP), Qatar. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Reservist Sergeant (SGT) Bradley Walter (right)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Snoopy, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

On board a US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules, USMC Reservist Sergeant (SGT) Bradley Walter, Flight Engineer, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234), checks the Technical Order (TO) to verify landing data somewhere over Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

On board a US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules, USMC Reservist Serg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, ... More

A group photo of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Officers and a US Navy (USN) Officer with Ukrainian officers (middle in green tan uniforms) in front of a USMC KC-130 Hercules, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-234 (VMGR-234), Doha International Airport (IAP), Qatar. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

A group photo of US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Officers and a US Navy ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Doha International Airport Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release St... More

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), play volleyball in the pool at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, following a unit swimming relay event, conducted during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) William L. Nyland, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, meets with Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), during his visit Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) William L. Nyland, Assistant Comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC), KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), makes a circle approach to land at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC), KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, US... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, gather their gear and exit a KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), after arriving at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Blaire Airfield, Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, US... More

The Avionics trailer for US Marine Corps (USMC), Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The Avionics trailer for US Marine Corps (USMC), Marine Aerial Refuele...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Sergeant (SGT) John Titilano, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), refuels a KC-130 Hercules aircraft at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (AB), Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) Sergeant (SGT) John Titilano, assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL And... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), fly over Tailli Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Re... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), fly over Central Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

th the Fixed Wing Marine Aerial Refuel 452 (VMGR 452), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3 MAW), photograph an air drop over Camp Korean Village, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Nov. 19, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by STAFF Sergeant Anthony R. Ochoa) (Released)

th the Fixed Wing Marine Aerial Refuel 452 (VMGR 452), 3rd Marine Airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Korean Village Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Anthony R. Ochoa, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A U.S. Marine Corps crew on a KC 130 Hercules transport aircraft with the Fixed Wing Marine Aerial Refuel 452 ( VMGR 452), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3 MAW), wait for passengers and cargo on the tarmac at Al Asad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Nov. 19, 2004.(U.S. Marine Corps official photo by STAFF Sergeant Anthony R. Ochoa) (Released) (SUBSTANDARD)

A U.S. Marine Corps crew on a KC 130 Hercules transport aircraft with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Anthony R. Ochoa, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) Loadmaster guides a TEREX 72-31F rough terrain forklift truck to load palletized Meals Ready-to-Eat (MRE) packages onto a VGMR-152 C-130 Hercules aircraft. The MREs, and other relief supplies, are being sent to Utapao, Thailand, to support Joint Task Force 536 (JTF-536), which is the US military humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission, known as Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE, to aid victims of the tsunami that hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jonathan K. Teslevich, USMC Release Status: Rele... More

Local Jaffna residents, offload sacks of vegetables from a U.S. Marine Corps 152nd Fixed Wing Aerial Refuel and Transport Squadron (VMGR-152) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during Operation Unified Assistance in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 19, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. James Harper) (Released)

Local Jaffna residents, offload sacks of vegetables from a U.S. Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jaffna Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James Harper, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

United States Marine Corps Reserve personnel, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452), return to their home station of Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., on Feb. 25, 2005, after their deployment in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Lee C. Guagenti) (Released)

United States Marine Corps Reserve personnel, from Marine Aerial Refue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stewart Air National Guard Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee C. Guagenti, USAF R... More

A United States Marine Corps Reserve member, from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452), hugs a love one after returning to his home station of Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., on Feb. 25, 2005. His unit was deployed in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Lee C. Guagenti) (Released)

A United States Marine Corps Reserve member, from Marine Aerial Refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stewart Air National Guard Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee C. Guagenti, USAF R... More

Four US Navy (USN) F/A-18 Hornets, Strike Fighter Squadron 151 (VFA-151), Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), prepare to conduct aerial refueling with a US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130R, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), Miramar, California (CA), over Oregon during Exercise SENTRY EAGLE 2005. SENTRY EAGLE is a biannual, two-day exercise that emphasizes tactics for defending friendly airspace and assets from a variety of adversaries as well as exposing participants to multi-service military forces

Four US Navy (USN) F/A-18 Hornets, Strike Fighter Squadron 151 (VFA-15...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jerry Morrison, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Marines in support of Hagåtña Fury 21 board a

U.S. Marines in support of Hagåtña Fury 21 board a

U.S. Marines in support of Hagåtña Fury 21 board a CH-53E super stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 17, 2021. Marines with 3d Landing Support Bat... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 spin a chemical light while waiting to begin Air Delivered Ground Refueling training during Exercise Yuma Horizon 19 at Imperial County Air Field,... More

A left side view of a KC-130F Hercules aircraft from Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) refueling an RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 12 (HM-12)

A left side view of a KC-130F Hercules aircraft from Marine Refueler-T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Hatteras State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 E.C. Nocciolo Release Status: Releas... More

A Navy journalist conducts an interview with Lance CPL. Rick Elliott, a Marine reservist on active duty as an aircraft loadmaster with Marine Refueler-Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452), during Operation Desert Shield

A Navy journalist conducts an interview with Lance CPL. Rick Elliott, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Bartlett Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

View over the silhouetted right shoulder of a KC-130 Hercules crew member, out of the back cargo bay entrance, at a right side front view of a US Marine CH-53E Super Stallion attempting an aerial refueling. A second CH-53E is seen in the distance at the top right of the frame. Both helicopters, call signs KNIGHT RIDER 22 & 23 are from HMH 164 working off the USS TRIPOLI (not shown). They are practicing aerial refueling with Raider 103, a US Marine KC-130 Hercules from VMGR 352, El Toro Marine Air Station, California, over the waters of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Kenya. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

View over the silhouetted right shoulder of a KC-130 Hercules crew mem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Marine KC-130R navigator SGT Dave Fiske, VMGR 252 (Otis) Cherry Point, North Carolina uses a radar to flight route from Mombasa to Kigali Airport in Kenya

Marine KC-130R navigator SGT Dave Fiske, VMGR 252 (Otis) Cherry Point,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy Dunaway Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A US Marine Corps MH-53E Sea Dragon of HM-365, USS Nassau, pulls into position behind the drogue (visible in lower right corner) of a USMC KC-130F Hercules of VMGR-252, Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina, over the ocean near the coast of Congo, Africa. A second helicopter, a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion waits in the background to refuel. All three aircraft are participants in PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A US Marine Corps MH-53E Sea Dragon of HM-365, USS Nassau, pulls into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Pointe Noire Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: R... More

United States Marine Corps Sergeant Terry Adkins, Marine Air Logistics Squadron-14 / VMGR-252 Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, North Carolina, works a request for KC-130 Hercules parts in the Enabling Forces Joint Task Force Headquarters in Brazzaville, Congo, in support of PHOENIX GAUNTLET. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

United States Marine Corps Sergeant Terry Adkins, Marine Air Logistics...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

A United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler/ Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352, does a fly-by during Operation NOBLE RESPONSE '98. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD0106049 or search 980304M4605W002)

A United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aeria...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT R.A. Ward, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Corporals Dudley and Shelley, Load Masters for Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR 352), load up a pallet of food onto a United States Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft in preperation for a combat off-load mission after Sergeant Rasmussen, Heavy Equipment Operator for VMGR 352, sets it on the ramp of the aircraft, during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-05497 or search 980312-M-4605W-002)

Corporals Dudley and Shelley, Load Masters for Marine Aerial Refueling...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT R.A. Ward Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A C-130 Hercules turboprop aircraft from VMGR-152, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, lands on the island of Peleliu during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

A C-130 Hercules turboprop aircraft from VMGR-152, 1ST Marine Air Wing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Peleliu Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Air Wing Scene... More

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The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

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