Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines fast rope during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. BLT 2/5, from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The instructors explained the different environments in which the rope would hang sideways due to the turbulence of the aircraft. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed unit, the 31st MEU’s air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from li
Marines with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines fast rope during training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. BLT 2/5, from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The instructors explained the different environments in which the rope would hang sideways due to the turbulence of the aircraft. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed unit, the 31st MEU’s air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance operations, throughout the Indo-Asia- Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Breanna L. Weisenberger/Released)
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