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The Pit Crew of Marine Aviation! 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s #LetterOfTheDay in our weekly series #AviationAcademics is “F” for “Forward Arming, Refueling Point.” Be sure to “like” and “share” so your friends and families don’t miss out on this lesson! Leave a comment below letting us know what other #AviationAcademics you’d like us to cover! -------------------------------------------- “F” is for Forward Arming and Refueling Point – The primary mission of a forward arming refueling point is to provide fuel and ammunition to combat aircraft in a minimal amount of time. A FARP is mobile and expedient and allows for arming and refueling in many different places. FARPs can support both rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft. An average amount of time an aircraft will spend at a FARP is approximately 15 minutes. The U.S. Marine Corps units that conduct FARP operations are Marine Wing Support Squadrons. 2nd MAW has four MWSS squadrons; MWSS-271, 272, 273, and 274.

Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 held its semi-annual field meet aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Apr. 21, 2017. Marines assigned to the squadron participated in events like a 10 yard Humvee pull for time, a tug-of-war contest and various tournaments. The senior staff allowed the Marines to throw whipped cream and water balloons at them in order to raise money for their Marine Corps ball. Lt. Col. Patrizia Dienhartstabile, the commanding officer and Sgt. Maj. Jason Gillespie, the sergeant major of MWSS-272, allowed the Marines to dunk them in a dunk tank to also help with raising money. MWSS-272 is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin Roux/ Released)