III MEF 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. Marine Corps bulk fueling specialists with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 30, 2021. A FARP is used to extend the capabilities of rotary or fixed wing aircrafts to allow rearming and refueling without having to fall back to a forward operating base. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Grace Gerlach)

U.S. Marines assigned to 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Air Wing conduct forward arming and refueling point operations during Indo-Pacific Warfighting Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, August 31, 2021. This force-on-force exercise demonstrated the ability to seize and defend key-maritime terrain and provided an opportunity to employ techniques to rapidly establish FARPs. 2/3 is currently attached to 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jerry Edlin)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jacob Almaguer, Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) officer in charge, and Sgt. Andrew Lohse, noncommissioned officer in charge, both with Bulk Fuel Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), speak about FARP operations on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, during Exercise Valiant Workhorse from Sept. 23-24, 2020. During the exercise, Bulk Fuel Company set fuel lines and manned the stations for a FARP in support of UH-1Y Venom, AH-1Z Viper, and MV-22B Osprey aircraft with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, as well as U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks. Almaguer, a native of Dorr, Michigan, graduated from Hopkins High School in 2008 and enlisted out of Recruiting Station Grand Rapids in 2007. Lohse, a native of Clinton, Iowa, graduated from Clinton High School in 2013 and enlisted out of Recruiting Station Quad Cities in 2013.3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alpha Hernandez)

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)

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron-172 set up a Forward Arming and Refueling Point on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan October 31, 2015. The FARP was set up to provide support for an air-assault during exercise Blue Chromite 16. Blue Chromite is an amphibious training exercise that draws primarily from III Marine Expeditionary Force’s training resources on Okinawa. Participating units maintain a forward-deployed posture while eliminating travel costs. Also available in high definition.

U.S. Marines conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point operations Nov. 21 at Guiuan Airfield, Republic of the Philippines, during Operation Damayan. The Marines supporting the Typhoon Haiyan relief effort are with III Marine Expeditionary Brigade in support of Joint Task Force 505. SME's are LCpl. Jose L. Valencia and Sgt. Phillip D. Rial. Both are bulk fuel specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Also available in high definition