Marine Corps Cpl. Cole Baker secures rocket munitions pods during a HIMARS Direct Reload In Plane/Download Resupply of Pod at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 20, 2024. Conducting HIDRIP/HIDROP training establishes clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations between ground combat and aviation elements, ensuring successful embarkation and reload process during rapid insertions. Baker, a native of Maryland is a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines assigned to 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division.

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