USS MAKIN ISLAND, Gulf of Aden (January 7, 2017) Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, slide down a fast rope during helicopter rope suspension technique training on USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Jan. 7. Fast roping allows Marines to quickly exit a helicopter onto an objective without having to land. ( Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Scott McAdam)

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