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    Recon Marines take to skies during double-bag static line course [Image 5 of 10]

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    Military personnel are seated inside what appears to be a large military transport aircraft, likely a C-130 or similar cargo plane. The foreground shows a soldier wearing USMC digital desert camouflage (MARPAT), a gray flight helmet with oxygen mask, and carrying a large parachute pack. Additional personnel are visible in the background preparing equipment near the aircraft's rear ramp area.

    PARKER, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES

    03.24.2014

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore 

    1st Marine Division

    A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, waits for his turn to jump out of a C-130 Hercules during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the plane, the line pulls the deployment bag out of the pack on the Marine’s back causing the parachute to inflate. The 24 Marines taking the course were evaluated on their jump form, their formation in the air and their landing. They conducted both day and night jumps and were required to jump a total of 12 times before they passed the course. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.24.2014
    Date Posted: 03.28.2014 17:59
    Photo ID: 1204657
    VIRIN: 140324-M-PC317-359
    Resolution: 4284x2964
    Size: 1.52 MB
    Location: PARKER, ARIZONA, US

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