Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) provides aerial refueling service to support Fleet Marine Force (FMF) air operations; and provides assault air transport of personnel, equipment, and supplies. The squadron, known as the "Sumos", flies the fixed-wing Lockheed Martin KC-130J aircraft. VMGR-152 is stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Iwakuni, Japan and is part of Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
VMGR-152 Insignia
A former VMR-253 Curtiss R5C-1 at the National Museum of Naval Aviation
A VMGR-152 KC-130F landing at Dong Ha, in 1967
KC-130s from VMGR-152 refuel VFA-97 F/A-18Cs, in 2006
The Lockheed Martin KC-130 is a family of the extended-range tanker version of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The KC-130J is the latest variant operated by the United States Marine Corps (USMC), with 48 delivered out of 79 ordered. It replaced older KC-130F, KC-130R, and KC-130T variants for aerial refueling. USMC reserve unit, VMGR-452 operated 12 KC-130T aircraft until May 2021; this was the last USMC reserve unit that operated the legacy KC-130s, completing the corps' transition to the more advanced Super Hercules.
Lockheed Martin KC-130
USMC KC-130 and CH-53Es over the Gulf of Aden, 2003
Hellfire missile wing pylon launcher
Griffin missile ramp launcher
