![]() ![]() Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 371, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG) 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), operate a tactical aviation ground refueling system (TAGRS) during a forward area refueling point (FARP) operation at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Feb. ![]() The EABO concept advocates employing mobile, relatively low-cost capabilities such as the TAGRS to create a foot hold in order to extend the area of operations. The TAGRS includes all of the refueling components in one compact system allowing for rapid setup and breakdown. The TAGRS team, led by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chris Moser, the MWSS-371 fuels officer, succeeded in reducing the one-point FARP establishment time by 90 percent and the total refueling time by 50 percent. The TAGRS was first implemented by MWSS-371 during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-19 in October 2018. A FARP is setup by a support squadron and can have one or several distributive fuel points across a landing zone that enable aircraft to land and obtain both fuel and ordnance during a mission. ![]() This was all part of a forward arming and refueling point operation hosted by Marine Corps Air Station Yuma during which the tactical aviation ground refueling system was employed. That’s the amount of time it took for Marines with United States Marine Corps Wing Support Squadron 371 to refuel an F-35B Lightning II and get it back in the air. ![]()
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