U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, use a rapid ground refueling system from an MV-22 Osprey to refuel an M1A1 Abrams tank from the 24th MEU's Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment at Udairi Range in Kuwait, July 22, 2012. The Marines are in Kuwait as part of a 24th MEU sustainment training package. The 24th MEU, along with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed to the U.S Central Command area of operations as a theater reserve and crisis response force, providing support for maritime security and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
<br>Unit: 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Sgt. Richard Blumenstein
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