Sgt. Matthew Haines of Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion 6th Marines, observes as a UH-1Y Huey arrives with Marines onboard conducting a fast-roping exercise focused on maintaining proficiency in boarding a vessel aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) May 30, 2017. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is underway with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of operations.

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