A U.S. Marine KC-130 Hercules assigned to the Raiders of Aerial Refueler-Transport Squadron Three Five Two (VMGR-352), prepares for its next mission at an undisclosed forward operating base, while a another aircraft assigned to VMGR-252 takes off on a mission to transport Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) back to Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan. Marines from the 26th MEU are embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).