KC-130Jスーパー・ハーキュリーズ：海兵隊の空中給油機

230711-M-KP777-1556 A KC-130J Super Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, flies during a training exercise. The Hercules is celebrating 70 years and counting since its inception in 1954. Today, the C-130 Hercules is used in over 70 countries with more than a million flight hours and growing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

211223-M-BH827-1229 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (Dec. 23, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 taxiing at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 23, 2021. Marines with VMGR-152 conducted a simultaneous large-scale launch of multiple aircraft and practiced training scenarios that included formation flying, simulated aerial delivery, and tactical flying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Ricker)

211223-M-JO217-1323 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (Dec. 23, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 flies in formation above Japan, Dec. 23, 2021. Marines with VMGR-152 conducted a simultaneous large-scale launch of multiple aircraft and practiced training scenarios that included formation flying, simulated aerial delivery and tactical landings. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

220615-M-JO217-1310 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 15, 2022) U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, embarked aboard the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), fly in formation with a KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 above the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2022, after participating in a joint maritime strike rehearsal to demonstrate service components fires and effects capabilities in the maritime environment during exercise Valiant Shield 22 (VS 22). Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Task Force the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct long-range, precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Task Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

211223-M-BH827-1229 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (Dec. 23, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 taxiing at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 23, 2021. Marines with VMGR-152 conducted a simultaneous large-scale launch of multiple aircraft and practiced training scenarios that included formation flying, simulated aerial delivery, and tactical flying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Ricker)

201023-M-AN418-0049 YUMA, Ariz. (Oct. 23, 2020) A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) lands at Assault Landing Zone (ALZ) Hawkeye at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 23, 2020. This was the first landing of an aircraft on an unimproved assault strip aboard MCAS Yuma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabrielle Sanders)

181023-M-PJ332-590 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 23, 2018) A pair of F-35B Lightning II fly alongside a KC-130J tanker aircraft during an aerial refueling mission above the East China Sea, Oct. 23, 2018. The F-35Bs belong to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 and the KC-130J belongs to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152. VMFA-121, part of the Aviation Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is the Marine Corps’ only forward-deployed F-35B squadron ? as part of the 31st MEU, the squadron provides fixed-wing attack capabilities across the Indo-Pacific region during Marine Corps and U.S. Navy amphibious operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)

190924-M-QK951-191 MORON AIR BASE, Spain (Sept. 24, 2019) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey receives fuel from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, during air-to-air refueling rehearsals off the coast of Spain, Sept. 24, 2019. The aviation combat element rehearses aerial refueling to maintain proficiency and increase the operational reach of the MV-22. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Clay Groover/Released)