Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jeff Loder , a platoon commander, right, and Sgt. Malcolm Patterson, an infantry Marine, both with Battalion Landing Team 1/1 , 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, delegate site security and casualty extraction teams during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2024. The TRAP exercise showcased advanced trauma life support capabilities and evaluated the platoon’s rapid respond and recovery tactics of downed aircraft, personnel and equipment in isolated locations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS A
Marine Corps 1st Lt. Jeff Loder , a platoon commander, right, and Sgt. Malcolm Patterson, an infantry Marine, both with Battalion Landing Team 1/1 , 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, delegate site security and casualty extraction teams during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2024. The TRAP exercise showcased advanced trauma life support capabilities and evaluated the platoon’s rapid respond and recovery tactics of downed aircraft, personnel and equipment in isolated locations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Loder is a native of Syracuse, New York, and Patterson is a native of Central Islip,New York. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado)
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