Videos

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing refuel aircraft from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 at a forward arming and refueling point on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, August 4-7, 2025. Marines trained as a cohesive team, relied on clear arm signals and synchronized efforts to safely and efficiently carry out aircraft refueling in a forward-deployed training environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Edison Lobos) This reel contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed assets from Adobe Stock: Hard Metal Intro composed by TaigaSoundProd/stock.adobe.com

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, refuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, MAG-12, 1st MAW, at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1, at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, April 27, 2025. VMFA-214, an F-35B Lightning II squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, deployed to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW under the Unit Deployment Program, which provides U.S.-based units with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific. MWSS-171 established a FARP to enable refueling and rearming capabilities, which extend operational range and allow for rapid turnaround and sustained operations in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps video Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 take part in delivering, setting up and operating a Forward Arming and Refueling Point at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 14, 2020. Marine Aircraft Group 12 squadrons practice training in expeditionary environment, allowing U.S. Forces to remain light, mobile and flexible. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 establish a forward arming and refueling point in support of U.S. Army pilots-in-training during exercise Orient Shield in Kumomoto, Japan, Sep. 16,2019. Orient Shield is an annual joint force training exercise involving the U.S. Army and MWSS 171 where they perform re-fueling and landing aircraft training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kevin Alarcon)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 establish a forward arming and refueling point in support of U.S. Army pilots-in-training during exercise Orient Shield in Kumomoto, Japan, Sep. 16,2019. Orient Shield is an annual joint force training exercise involving the U.S. Army and MWSS 171 where they perform re-fueling and landing aircraft training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kevin Alarcon)