Marine Corps Cpl. John Schmidt with Charlie Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, checks gear for performing parachute operations and insertion techniques at night in Temple, TX, Jan. 24, 2018. The purpose of freefall insertion training is to place a Reconnaissance team safely and closely together to conduct deep ground reconnaissance, surveillance, battle space shaping, and limited scale raids in support of the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), other Marine air-ground task forces, or a joint force. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)

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