Marines with 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) mission during exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 (DS-14) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. DS-14 is a large scale combined Marine Corps Capt. Jim Braudt, right, air officer and Sgt. Rafael Sandaval, radio operator with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (1/1), 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), observ


Marines with 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) mission during exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 (DS-14) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. DS-14 is a large scale combined Marine Corps Capt. Jim Braudt, right, air officer and Sgt. Rafael Sandaval, radio operator with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (1/1), 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), observes the area and request support during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) mission, while participating in exercise Desert Scimitar 2014 (DS-14) at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 12, 2014. DS-14 is a large scale combined arms, live-fire exercise integrating ground troops from 1st MarDiv, aviation and logistical support from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and 1st Marine Logistics Group, to ensure that our nation is fully prepared for employment as a maneuver force across the range of military operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Keonaona C. Paulo, 3rd MAW Combat Camera/Released)arms, live-fire exercise integrating ground troops from 1st MarDiv, aviation and logistical support from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and 1st Marine Logistics Group, to ensure that our nation is fully prepared for employment as a maneuver force across the range of military operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Keonaona C. Paulo, 3rd MAW Combat Camera/Released) Desert Scimitar 2014 140512-M-EF955-605


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