U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabriel Alequin, a ground electronics
Summary
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabriel Alequin, a ground electronics telecommunications and information technology systems maintainer with 1st Battalion 7th Marines, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, sets up communications between an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and other aircraft in the area, during a night aerial refueling mission between Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 while forward deployed in the Middle East, April 11, 2017. The training served as an opportunity for VMM-364 and VMGR-352 to increase their proficiency in aerial refueling. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a well-trained crisis response unit that has the ability to project combat power over vast distances using organic aviation, logistical, and ground combat assets