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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Shane A. Austin, Usm More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV Scene Came More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MARDIV Scene Came More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 24 MEU Scene Camer More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRICARB 2006 Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRICARB 2006 Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRICARB 2006 Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRICARB 2006 Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRICARB 2006 Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TRICARB 2006 Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH More

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brody Dorton, diver, from Blainsville, Ga. assigned to platoon 522of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5, rappels from an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Chargers o More

Sgt. Sebastian R. Ugalde and Sgt. Brandon T. Gayle, helicopter rope suspension training instructors with Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, teach memb More

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Platoon 741, Operational Support Unit 7, Commander, Task Group 56.1 conduct helicopter rope suspension training from an MH-60S "Desert Hawk" helicop More

Marines descend from a Navy H-60 Seahawk helicopter during fast-rope drills at landing zone Hansen on Camp Hansen April 19. During the training, Marines learned how to control their descent by wrapping their ar More

A AH-1W Super Cobra assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), takes off from King Faisal Air Base in Jordan, June 11, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exerci More

A Marine with Special Operations Training Group conducts helicopter rope suspension training from an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 June 13 at Landing Zone Vulture aboard Camp Lejeune.

A CH-53 Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands to transport U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th MEU More

Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company fast-rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter July 2 at Landing Zone Phoenix on Camp Schwab. The company is with III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the helicopter and More

Marines with the Ground Combat Element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension techniques, or HRST, operations July 23, 2013, at Moron Air Base, Spain, More

Col. Scott F. Benedict, the commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, speaks with Marines and sailors after a promotion ceremony at Morón Air Base, Spain, Aug. 1, 2013. More

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response load an MV-22B Osprey for helicopter rope suspension training at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Respon More

Marines, training with the Special Operations Training Group at II Marine Expeditionary Force, lift off to practice fast roping from a UH-1N Huey as part of Helicopter Rope Suspension Training. They practice th More

U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension training aboard Moron Air Base, Spain, March 27, 2014. The training maintains and enhances SP-MAGT More

A student repels from an MV-22 Osprey during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Training (HRST) course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune April 2. Marine instructors from Special Operations Training Group taught stude More

U.S. Marines with reconnaissance platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast rope from a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Sq More

U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension training during bilateral training with Portuguese Marines aboard Lisbon Naval Base, Portugal, May More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, prepare their harnesses during the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 16, 20 More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, await the landing of a UH-1H Huey helicopter to begin a special purpose insertion-extraction during the Helicopter Rope Su More

Cpl. Derek Sampson, a Blue Ridge, Georgia, native, demonstrates how to properly execute a skid rappel Aug. 13 at Camp Hansen during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Course. Participating students rappell More

An MV-22B Osprey arrives at Landing Zone Coot at the Central Training Area Aug. 20 as part of the culminating event for the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques course. The Marines fast roped, rappelled, and p More

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 members conduct a helicopter rope suspension technique exercise on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Even Whitney practices rappelling during a helicopter rope-suspension techniques masters course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014. Whitney is a machine gunner with Battalion Landing More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Shelly rappels from a tower during a helicopter rope-suspension techniques masters course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014. Shelly is a machine gunner with Battalion Landing More

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit secure an objective during a mechanized raid aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 21, 201 More

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to assault a beach during a simulated mechanized raid aboard Camp Pendleton, C More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and various units practice special-patrol insertion and extraction rigging from a UH-1Y Huey aircraft during a helicopter rope-suspe More

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment conduct knotting, Special Patrol Insertion/ Extraction (SPIE) rigging, and rappelling techniques during a recent Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique (HRST) maste More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jake Vargas fast ropes during helicopter rope suspension training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 12, 2014. Vargas is a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 15 and is pa More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load onto a helicopter during interoperability training Nov. 13, 2014. This training further integrat More

U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force’s Security Element, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load onto a CH-53 Super Stallion during interoperability training aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 19, 2014. Inte More

Expeditionary Operations Training Group Marines, attached to Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct helicopter rope suspension techniques on an MH60-S Sea Hawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14. More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Foster, from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, boards an MV-22 Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 27, 2015. Foster later slid 40 feet down a ro More

Marines execute a “hell hole” rappel (left) and a skid rappel from the top of the rappel tower Feb. 11 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan during the beginning phase of helicopter rope suspension training. HRST is a More

Marines learn the basics of Helicopter Rope Suspension Training during the ANGLICO Basic Course. Marines with 1st and 6th ANGLICO participate in HRST during a three-week ABC, a three-section course implementing More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zane Harmon fast ropes from a tower aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 12, 2015. Harmon is part of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force security element. These Marin More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force depart the USS Essex (LHD 2) in an MH-60S Seahawk at sea in the Indian Ocean, June 16, 2015. These Marines were practicing fast-roping More

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force fast-rope out of a CH-53E Super Stallion onto the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) at sea in the Indian Ocean, June 17, 2015. Fast- More

A Philippine Marine learns fast roping under the supervision of U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 15, 2015. More

A Philippine Marine learns fast roping from U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Oliver Noteware during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 on Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 19, 2015. AASE is a bilateral tra More

A Philippine Marine fast ropes out of a MV-22B Osprey while U.S. Marines act as the rope’s anchor during Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 on Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 19, 2015. By establis More

Marines assigned to Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare to rappel out of tower as part of Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton More

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.—U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines practice fast-roping techniques at Camp Pendleton May 9, 2016. This training was a part of a helicopter rope suspension techniques More

Marine students with the Fast Rope Masters Course, ran by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, enter a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during elevator drills at Landing Zone Kingfisher, Camp Lejeune, N.C., More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Woody Vokt, a squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, rappels off an MV-22B Os More

170412-N-SF508-319 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (April 12, 2017) — An Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2, rappels from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigne More

170625-N-DL434-057 CORAL SEA (June 25, 2017) A Force Reconnaissance Marine, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, tests his night vision goggles prior to a helicopter rope suspension technique (HRST) More

A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter lifts off the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during helicopter rope suspension training while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 25, 2017. The FRP Marines train regularly for qui More

171204-N-SF508-082 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Dec. 4, 2017) A U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician observes a German Navy counterpart as he fast ropes during helicopter rope suspension technique training More

180313-N-SF508-114 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 13, 2018) An explosive ordnance disposal technician, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2, rappels during helicopter rope suspension technique ( More

180319-N-AP176-028 VIRGINIA BEACH Va. (March 19, 2018) An explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 conducts an “Australian” rappel during helicopter rope s More

180322-N-AP176-051 VIRGINIA BEACH Va. (March 21, 2018) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2 look out of the ramp of an MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter ass More

U.S. Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conduct special patrol insertion and extraction operations training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 23, 2018. The Marines conducted the training to More

NEW YORK (May 24, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to "The Dusty Dogs" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 flies past the Statue of Liberty as part of Fleet Week New York 2018. Now in its 30th More

Gunnery Sgt. Michael Munoz, left, and Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Haack prepare for skid rappel training, July 16, 2018, at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. During the training, Marines refined helicopter rope suspension More

U.S. Marine descends a rappel tower during helicopter rope suspension technique training Sept. 24, 2018, on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. Each service member participating in the training is required to descend More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Timothy Gregg briefs his Marines before conducting helicopter rope suspension techniques training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. HRST allows Marines to be inserted in loca More

Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope out of a CH-53E Super Stallion onto the USS Kearsarge during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit ex More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan Fox, assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fast-ropes during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Master Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, More

U.S. Marines with subordinate commands under III Marine Expeditionary Force, drop a rope off an UH-1Y Venom during Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction and Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique training on Ca More

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, fast ropes during a Helicopter Ropes Suspension Techniques Course, on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, March 12, 2019. The first phase of the HR More

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 3rd Marine Division with 4th Marine Regiment on the Unit Deployment Program, executes a braking technique during fast rope training on Exe More

Cpl. Andrew Meyer with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division under the Unit Deployment Program, directs Cpl. Dakota More

Reconnaissance Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, and their spouses conduct rappelling on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jun. 7, 2019. The spouses were participating in a spouse day e More

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey during Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique training at Landing Zone Sterling, central training area, Okinawa, Japan, June 25, 2 More

U.S. Marines watch as a fellow Marine fast ropes out of an MV-22 Osprey during helicopter rope suspension techniques training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 13, 2019. U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance More

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion repels from an MV-22 Osprey while a Marine with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, supervises during helic More

A U.S. Marine Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) instructor with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts a HRST course at Stone Bay, N.C., Nov. 4, 2019. HRST c More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dakota J. Bingen prepares an MV-22 Osprey for helicopter rope suspension techniques training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 19, 2019. U.S. VMM-262, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, and More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Ivan Zuniga (right) with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, teaches Marines how to make a harness during a Helicopter Rope Suspension T More

Lt. Thomas Radich, assigned to Commander Task Force 70, rappels from an HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 14 onto the aircraft carrier USS George Washingt More

Cpl. Matthew M. Woody, a helicopter rope suspension training instructor with Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, shows Masanori Goya, a firefighter wit More

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Platoon 741, Operational Support Unit 7, Commander, Task Group 56.1 prepare to conduct helicopter rope suspension training from an MH-60S "Desert Ha More

A AH-1W Super Cobra assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), takes off from King Faisal Air Base in Jordan, June 11, 2013. Exercise Eager Lion 2013 is an annual, multinational exerci More

U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, to conduct More

Marines with the Ground Combat Element of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension techniques, or HRST, operations July 23, 2013, at Moron Air Base, Spain, More

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension training from an MV-22B Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Re More

The training equipment Special Operations Training Group at II Marine Expeditionary Force uses during Helicopter Rope Suspension Training. The HRST instructors wear the red helmet to distinguish themselves from More

U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension training aboard Moron Air Base, Spain, March 27, 2014. The training maintains and enhances SP-MAGT More

A student repels from an MV-22 Osprey during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Training (HRST) course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune April 2. Marine instructors from Special Operations Training Group taught stude More

U.S. Marines with reconnaissance platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast rope from a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Sq More

U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension training during bilateral training with Portuguese Marines aboard Lisbon Naval Base, Portugal, May More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and Coast Guardsmen return from a special purpose insertion-extraction on a UH-1H Huey helicopter during the Helicopter Ro More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, fast ropes out of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at Camp Upshur, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, Va., July 21, 2014. The training exercise More

Staff Sgt. Jeremy J. Huss, a Kaukauna, Wisconsin, native, fast ropes down the rappel tower at Camp Hansen Aug.13 during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Course. Before the students rappel off aircraft, t More

Sgt. Geoffrey P. Mann, an Orlando, Florida, native, prepares to bullae so students can safely rappel down from an MV-22B Osprey during the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques course Aug. 20 at the Central Tra More

A Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 participates in a helicopter rope suspension technique exercise on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dequan Sease practices rappelling during a helicopter rope-suspension techniques masters course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014. Sease is a combat engineer with Battalion Lan More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Brian Mullins, right, prepares to rappel while Cpl. Nicholas Kiryk inspects his harness during a helicopter rope-suspension techniques masters course aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 14, 201 More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Trevor Glover provides security during a simulated mechanized raid aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 20, 2014. Glover is a rifleman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battal More

U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit extract from an objective during a mechanized raid aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 2 More