Tech. Sgt. Chris Atkinson shows Staff Sgt. Joseph Lopez the dust cover on his M-16 rifle during a force protection arming drill at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008. The drill is designed to increase Airmen More
Cpl. David Reinoso, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, examines fuel for sediments ensuring it is suitable for use at a new forward arming and refueling point at Combat Outpost Ouelle More
An AH-1 Super Cobra begins its descent onto a landing zone for re-fueling and re-supplying at Forward Arming and Refueling Point Ouellette, Afghanistan, April 5. The Vipers of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squ More
Lance Cpl. Kelly Keaton (Left) checks the clutch of the M197 Gatling gun under the AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter after loading the weapon on the Flightline at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palm More
Lance Cpl. Tyler Sheeley, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, examines a fuel sample while preparing for a forward arming and refueling point in Engelhard, N.C., Feb. 12, 2015. The squ More
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Soldiers with D Company, 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, arm an AH64 Apache during annual training at Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 2017. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine)
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), takes off from a forward arming and refueling point, as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) cours More
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom and a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), land at a forward arming and refueling point as part of Weapons and Tactics In More
Airmen with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Staff wait to clear their weapons during a force protection arming drill at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008. The purpose of the drill is to increase confidence More
Spc. Kimberly Brooke Jones, E Troop, Task Force Saber ammunition specialist loads the rocket pod of an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior as a heavy weapons team lands for fuel and ammunition Nov. 29, 2010.
Lance Cpl. Brent Nodland, an ordnance technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, checks the weapon systems on a AH-1 Super Cobra, at Forward Arming and Refueling Point Ouellette, Afghanistan, More
Cpl. David Reinoso, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, annotates the results of his findings for locating sediments, at a new forward arming and refueling point at Combat Outpost Ouel More
Pvt. Lee Younger, 20, of Douglasville, Ga., is a petroleum specialist with Task Force Wolfpack, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan. Younger joined the Army a little over More
Cpl. Dylan Shields uses a "rocket stick" to seat the rockets from the rear of the rocket pod, June 14, 2014. Ordnance Marines handle all loading, arming and de-arming of the missiles, rockets and rounds on the More
An AH-1W Super Cobra prepares to land during Marine Wing Support Squadron 272’s forward arming and refueling point in Engelhard, N.C., Feb. 12, 2015. The Marines established a refueling point, and multiple heli More
Chief Master Sgt. David Williamson retrieves his GUU-5 rifle from Master Sgt. William Ping during a force protection arming drill at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008. The purpose of the drill is to increas More
Lance Cpl. Wade Skaff, a motor transport specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, extracts fuel from a fuel tank for inspection, at a new forward arming and refueling point at Combat Outpost Ouellette More
Rockets sit in a rocket pad on the inboard side of an AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter just before it takes off from the flightline at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. As a drill for th More
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepares to land at a forward arming and refueling point as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) More
Lance Cpl. Brent Nodland, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, arms the weapons system of a UH-1Y Huey prior to take-off at a new forward arming and refueling point More
Sergeant Sheshanna Dias, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, records the amount of fuel taken during a forward arming and refueling point exercise in Engelhard, N.C., Feb. 12, 2015. Th More
U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venoms and CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), land at a forward arming and refueling point as part of Weapons and Tactics Inst More
A team of ordnance Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 runs toward an AH-1 Super Cobra helicopter as it lands on a Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms Twentynine Palms ru More
A crew chief inserts a hose into a Bell UH-1Y Venom to begin refueling the aircraft during Marine Wing Support Squadron 272’s forward arming and refueling point exercise at Engelhard, N.C., Feb. 12, 2015. The s More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, conduct various tests on fuel, ensuring it is acceptable for use at Combat Outpost Ouellette in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 5. The forward arming and ref More
Sgt. Blake McCoy (brown jumpsuit), an ordnance NCO with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, gives his Marines a safety brief as a helicopter lands at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Pa More
Staff Sgt. William Friddle, a bulk fuel chief with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, runs a hose to a helicopter to refuel the aircraft during MWSS 272’s forward arming and refueling point at Engelhard, N.C., F More
A UH-1Y Huey begins its descent onto a landing zone for re-fueling and re-supplying at a new forward arming and refueling point at Combat Outpost Ouellette in Afghanistan's Helmand province, April 5. The forwar More
Ordinance Marines at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms communicate with hand-and-arm signals during arming or de-arming of the AH-1 Super Cobra helicopters, as the engine and rotor noise is More
Two crew chiefs refuel their Bell UH-1Y Venom during Marine Wing Support Squadron 272’s forward arming and refueling point in Engelhard, N.C., Feb. 12, 2015. The squadron’s FARP exercise is designed to get the More
Lance Cpl. Brent Nodland, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, maneuvers around a AH-1 Cobra to arm its weapon system prior to take-off at a new forward arming and r More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Doty (left) from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, checks for stray voltage and arms a Hellfire missile, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, June 13, 2014. D More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Doty (left) from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, arms a Hellfire missile at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, June 13, 2014. Doty is also training Lance Cpl More
Lance Cpl. Riley Shultz from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 clears a runway at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms after successfully leading his team on an arming exercise, June 14, 2014.
Maj. Dennis "Pez" Pyszczymuka fires a rocket into a mock enemy position as part of the Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Ordnance Marines loaded and More
Major Dennis "Pez" Pyszczymuka fires a Hellfire missile into a mock enemy position as part of the Integrated Training Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. Ordnance Marines loaded More