U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) use fuel from an MV-22B Osprey to refuel an AH-1Z Viper helicopter during Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 17, 2017.
VMM-265 (Rein.) is a part of the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber while deployed on its regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Breanna L. Weisenberger) www.dvidshub.net. Original public domain image from Flickr