"I was born in El Monte, California, but grew up in Norwalk. I joined the Marine Corps to have opportunities that I couldn't get as a civilian. In this job, we are a family. Our job as parachute riggers requires us to be extremely responsible and reliable since we pack each other's parachutes. Jumping as a rigger has given me the ability to have confidence in myself and others. Here, age and rank doesn't divide us because at the end of the day, we must all be able to trust each other with our lives." Marine Corps Cpl. Tais Guzman is a parachute rigger with 3rd Landing Support Battali
"I was born in El Monte, California, but grew up in Norwalk. I joined the Marine Corps to have opportunities that I couldn't get as a civilian. In this job, we are a family. Our job as parachute riggers requires us to be extremely responsible and reliable since we pack each other's parachutes. Jumping as a rigger has given me the ability to have confidence in myself and others. Here, age and rank doesn't divide us because at the end of the day, we must all be able to trust each other with our lives." Marine Corps Cpl. Tais Guzman is a parachute rigger with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. The purpose of the exercise was to maintain training and readiness qualifications as well as simulate a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ammunition resupply via air delivery. 3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force's comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
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