Two AV-8B Harrier aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly in formation after conducting aerial refueling training operations, Sept. 23, 2012. The training consisted of MV-22B Ospreys and AV-8B Harriers conducting aerial refueling with the 24th MEU's KC-130J Hercules planes to practice the skills needed for long-range flight operations. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force for U.S. Central Command in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)