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    Reconnaissance Marines execute free-fall jumps [Image 6 of 12]

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    A group of military personnel in full combat gear, including parachute packs and tactical equipment, are walking across an airfield tarmac at dusk or dawn. The soldiers appear to be preparing for or returning from a airborne operation, carrying large camouflage-patterned parachute bags and wearing helmets with night-vision mounts. The setting appears to be a military air base with hangars and ground support equipment visible in the background.

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    04.09.2015

    Photo by Sgt. Joseph Scanlan 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    Marines with Company C, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, move with their jump equipment to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prior to executing a high altitude high opening jump at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 9, 2015. Several free-fall trained reconnaissance Marines conducted a HAHO jump to begin a three-day reconnaissance and surveillance patrol. The exercise was one of many the company will complete as part of a combat readiness evaluation in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Scanlan / released)

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    Date Taken: 04.09.2015
    Date Posted: 04.13.2015 16:50
    Photo ID: 1868485
    VIRIN: 150410-M-OM885-267
    Resolution: 4032x2688
    Size: 2.82 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US
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