Marines with Companies B and C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, ascend in an MV-22B Osprey in preparation of free-fall training aboard Camp Pendleton Calif., Oct. 4, 2016. To avoid being compromised during insertion, Marines exit the aircraft at or above 10,000 feet giving them a stealthy approach on the enemy. 1st Marine Division is employed as the ground combat element of I Marine Expeditionary Force and provides the ground combat forces necessary for ship to shore forcible entry operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Prado)

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