PACIFIC OCEAN – Cpl. Marquis Fulghum, an assistant gunner with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, conducts fast-rope training aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), July 10, 2017. This technique allows the MEU the flexibility to access locations ashore where landing a helicopter isn’t feasible.

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