Lance Cpl. Colton Metcalf, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secures a hook and chain to the external load during helicopter support team (HST) training at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. The purpose of an HST is to set up and secure a landing zone for aircraft, as well as secure any external loads for pick up. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response
Lance Cpl. Colton Metcalf, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secures a hook and chain to the external load during helicopter support team (HST) training at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. The purpose of an HST is to set up and secure a landing zone for aircraft, as well as secure any external loads for pick up. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevan Dunlop)
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