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The flight crew of a KC-130J Super Hercules flies back to their home station after a joint aerial refueling training exercise near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 21, 2017. The crew refueled four U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters during the exercise. Joint training exercises such as this allow pilots to gain experience and improve unit readiness. The Super Hercules is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret/ Released)

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VMGR-252 trains alongside Navy

23 Jun 2017 | Pfc. Skyler Pumphret Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

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Two U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters follow a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules during a joint aerial refueling exercise near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 21, 2017. Joint training exercises such as this allow pilots to gain experience and improves unit readiness. The KC-130J is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; and the MH-53E’s are with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 and 15, Naval Air Force Atlantic, from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret/ Released)

VMGR-252 trains alongside Navy

Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret

Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter refuels during a joint training aerial refueling exercise near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 21, 2017. A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, refueled four helicopters during the exercise. Joint exercises are regularly conducted to ensure mission and operational readiness and improve interoperability. VMGR-252 is assisgned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; and the naval aircraft are from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 and 15, Naval Air Force Atlantic, based at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret/ Released)

VMGR-252 trains alongside Navy

Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret

A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon positions itself for refueling from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules during a joint refueling traning exericse near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 21, 2017. Joint training exercises such as this allow pilots to gain experience and improve unit readiness. The KC-130J is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; and the Navy helicopter is from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14, Naval Air Force Atlantic, based at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret/ Released)

VMGR-252 trains alongside Navy

Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret

A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon refuels during a joint training aerial refueling exercise near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., June 21, 2017. A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, refueled four helicopters during the exercise. Joint training exercises such as this allow pilots to gain experience and improve unit readiness. The squadron is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing; and the four Navy aircraft are assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 and 15, Naval Air Force Atlantic, based at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret/ Released)

VMGR-252 trains alongside Navy

Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret

Servicemembers with Marine Aerial RefuelerTransport Squadron 252, Marine Air Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing hold a preflight briefing for an Aerial Refuelling exercise June 21, 2017. Marines, sailors and a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot with the Marine Corps Foriegn Personnel Exchange Program took part in the exercise whith Navy MH-53 helicopters from Norfolk, Va. the exercise began with a KC-130J Super Hercules taking off from Cherry Point and flying north up the coast to rendezvous with the helicopters and then flying south to refuel the aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret)

VMGR-252 trains alongside Navy

Photo by Pfc. Skyler Pumphret

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point