 Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment trained with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 on Okinawa. Flying in on a Black Hawk helicopter, the soldiers from the 2-2 took to the skies from Kadeena Air Base and landed at a simulated forward refueling point. The refueling point on Camp Schwab had Marines standing by, waiting to get the helicopters, the fuel they needed. Put a farp out here, what that does is gives us rapid ability to refuel and be able to do continuous operations without having to fly back to Kadeena. It's about a 2-hour turnaround for gas down there where this is about a 15-minute turnaround so it really maximizes our ability to train. The bolt fuel specialist from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 quickly attached the fueling lines to the Black Hawks to get the helicopters ready for their next flight. It's not just for them, it's also for us Marines. Junior Marines making sure we get the experience needed so if we're ever called out for deployment we know what we need to do, we know how to work the system just to get that experience out there. Continuing the joint operation, soldiers from the 2-2 picked up infantry Marines to transport them to the next part of the exercise. I'm Lance Corporal Eric Waddell, Camp Schwab, Japan.