Four KC-130 Hercules aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1 MAW), assisted six Navy F/A-18 Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron 97 in a refueling mission to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, June 16. The Marines were supporting Exercise Valiant Shield 2006, a joint interoperability exercise involving 10 air bases, three Navy carrier strike groups and the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Author: Lance Cpl. Terence L. Yancey
Source: VMGR-152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Futenma, United States Marine Corps
Article: "Fueling the Fight", Marine Corps News, Story ID, June 23, 2006.
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