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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Lu, front, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron preventative maintenance technician, and Tech Sgt. Corey Armstrong, 35th LRS Fuels Distribution non-commissioned officer in charge, disassemble a fuel hose after assisting U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 conduct hot pit refueling of an MV-22 Osprey at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2021. Marine Aircraft Group 36 Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) training was conducted on mainland Japan to exercise the Tilt Rotor/Rotary Wing (TR/RW) program which promotes bilateral and unilateral off-island training opportunities and reduces the training activity impact on Okinawa. TR/RW training is essential to supporting the defense of Japan under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)