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Marines watch as French Marine paratroopers descend

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Marines watch as French Marine paratroopers descend after a jump during Exercise Croix du Sud at Camp la Broche on New Caledonia Oct. 13. The paratroopers jumped from 300 meters while British Army soldiers with The Royal Gurkha Rifles secured the landing zone during the initial phase of a multilateral, company-level attack. The Marines participating are with 1st platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment which is currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The French paratroopers are with 8th Marine Infantry Paratrooper Regiment, based out of Castres, France.

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paratroopers iii marine expeditionary force 3rd marine division british army new caledonia erik s brooks jr french marines forrest l martin camp la broche 8th marine infantry paratrooper regiment exercise croix du sud 3 rdmarine regiment the royal gurkha rifles guillaume perget ryan a psenka carlos d villarreal lance cpl erik brooks marines french british forces clear objectives dvids ultra high resolution high resolution us marine corps infantry
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13/10/2012
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label_outline Explore Exercise Croix Du Sud, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, Guillaume Perget

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paratroopers iii marine expeditionary force 3rd marine division british army new caledonia erik s brooks jr french marines forrest l martin camp la broche 8th marine infantry paratrooper regiment exercise croix du sud 3 rdmarine regiment the royal gurkha rifles guillaume perget ryan a psenka carlos d villarreal lance cpl erik brooks marines french british forces clear objectives dvids ultra high resolution high resolution us marine corps infantry