Marines watch as French Marine paratroopers descend
Summary
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
Date
13/10/2012
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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