U.S. Marines conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) at Ie Shima, Japan

U.S. Marines conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) at Ie Shima, Japan. U.S. Marines with Detachment 18, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare and execute a forward arming and refueling point, on Ie Shima, Japan, June 28, 2022. FARPs are points of operation used for fueling and rearming an aircraft outside of a secured territory. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kira Ducato).