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Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop
Tech. Sgt. Daryl Thuline, 944th Security Forces Squadron assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, jumps in tandem with a pararescueman during the Desert Hammer 25-1 exercise over Arizona, Nov. 14, 2024. Desert Hammer was a large-force joint exercise which included a number of scenarios such as specialized refueling operations and casualty evacuation.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman William Finn V
A U.S. Marine refuels an F-35 Lightning II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2024. The F-35, assigned to the 62nd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., participated in Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1.
Desert Hammer 25-1
U.S. Marines hook up a refueling hose to an F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 62nd Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2024. The 62nd FS operates out of Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and participated in Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman William Finn V
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop
A U.S. Marine sits in the door of a Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the Desert Hammer 25-1 exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2024. During this section of the exercise, Marine Corps forward area refueling point personnel worked with Air Force pilots to refuel F-35 aircraft in a simulated austere environment.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop
U.S. Marine Corps pilots refuel their MV-22 Osprey from an Air Force HC-130 Combat King II aircraft during the Desert Hammer 25-1 exercise over Arizona, Nov. 15, 2024. Desert Hammer was a large-force joint exercise which included a number of scenarios such as specialized refueling operations and casualty evacuation.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop
Staff Sgt. Brannon Herman, 79th Rescue Squadron tactics loadmaster, secures forward area refueling point equipment into a HC-130 Combat King II aircraft during the Desert Hammer 25-1 exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2024. Desert Hammer was a large-force joint exercise which included personnel from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and four allied nation’s militaries.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop
Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys fly alongside a U.S. Air Force HC-130 Combat King II aircraft after aerial refueling during the Desert Hammer 25-1 exercise over Arizona, Nov. 15, 2024. Desert Hammer was a joint, large- force exercise involving the U.S Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and military personnel from four allied nations.