Friday, January 10, 2014

Pics of the Day. Aerial Insertion Edition.

Marines with Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct jump training aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron 164 (HMMT-164) aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 8, 2014. Air Delivery Platoon conducts training jumps to maintain the unit's deployment readiness. 
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Falk/Released)

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, practice their fast-roping techniques Jan. 8 at Camp Hansen. The Marines fast-roped down from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter in a precision hover at 30 feet. More than 100 infantrymen completed two iterations, one with minimal equipment and the second with full packs and weapons. The Marines are currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force. 
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Natalie Rostran/Released)

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