VMGR-153 provides Transportation of JTF-50 Personnel and Equipment from Oahu to Maui

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U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153 (VMGR-153) load cargo onto a KC-130J Hercules assigned to VMGR-153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Air Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, August 14, 2023. At the request of U.S. Army Pacific, and in accordance with U.S. federal law, Hawaii based U.S. Marines with VMGR-153 provided transportation to Joint Task Force 50 personnel and equipment from Oahu to Maui. Joint Task Force 50 is the command and control element which will coordinate DoD response efforts upon request from appropriate government authorities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Logan Beeney)