U.S. Marine Corps Col. Edmund Hipp, the commanding officer of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 monitors his fuel gauge during refueling in exercise Steel Knight 23, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 8, 2022. VMX-1 demonstrated F-35B expeditionary advanced base capabilities through landings and take-offs at an austere airfield, and receiving fuel from a forward arming and refueling point set up by Marine Wing Support Squadron 372. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I

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