A tank crewman from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, uses a rapid ground refueling system from an MV-22 Osprey to refuel an M1A1 Abrams tank 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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