Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment fast rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 during a simulation of operation Gothic Serpent aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Dec. 10, 2016. Operation Gothic Serpent was a military operation conducted by special operations forces with the primary mission of capturing faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The operation occured in Somalia, Africa from August to October 1993 and was supervised by the Joint Special Operation Command. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ricky S. Gome
Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment fast rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 during a simulation of operation Gothic Serpent aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Dec. 10, 2016. Operation Gothic Serpent was a military operation conducted by special operations forces with the primary mission of capturing faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The operation occured in Somalia, Africa from August to October 1993 and was supervised by the Joint Special Operation Command. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ricky S. Gomez) 1st Battalion 3rd Marines simulate operation Gothic Serpent 161210-M-ZQ619-062
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