Official MWSS-273 AOPS Fuels Platoon PVC Patch Chaplain Corps flying the MV-22B Osprey out

flying the MV-22B Osprey out of MCAS Miramar before its eventual deactivation

and support Marines work around the clock to ensure that every aircraft in their care is mission-ready

CVN-73 has served in virtually every major theater of operations since her commissioning

and aerial ports of embarkation during amphibious operations and expeditionary maneuvers

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Official MWSS-273 AOPS Fuels Platoon PVC Patch Chaplain Corps flying the MV-22B Osprey outOfficial MWSS 273 AOPS Fuels Platoon PVC Patch Keeping the jets fueled and the mission moving at MCAS Beaufort. Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 (MWSS 273), known as the "Sweathogs," provides essential airfield operations, engineering, and logistics support to Marine aircraft groups. The Aviation Operations (AOPS) Fuels Platoon is the lifeblood of the flightline responsible for receiving, storing, testing, and distributing aviation fuel to every