A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon parachutes down from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during free-fall parachute training at Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 29, 2018. The ARP Marines flew to a spot above a landing zone on Ie Shima Training Facility, off Okinawa’s northwest coast, before exiting a cruising MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft – from there, the Marines fell for approximately 50 seconds before deploying parachutes to land safely. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed M

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A reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon parachutes down from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during free-fall parachute training at Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 29, 2018. The ARP Marines flew to a spot above a landing zone on Ie Shima Training Facility, off Okinawa’s northwest coast, before exiting a cruising MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft – from there, the Marines fell for approximately 50 seconds before deploying parachutes to land safely. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis B. Betances/Released)

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