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    Marines and French soldiers will ‘knot’ survive without this training [Image 7 of 12]

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are engaged in a rope-pulling exercise on a grassy hillside terrain. Two soldiers in the foreground are pulling a rope toward them while several others in the background appear to be managing the other end of the rope. The setting appears to be a jungle or tropical environment, consistent with a field training exercise.

    QUARTIER GRIBEAUVAL, NEW CALEDONIA

    08.19.2016

    Photo by Sgt. Carlos Cruz Jr.  

    Marine Rotational Force - Darwin

    Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and French Armed Forces service members with 92nd Infantry Regiment transport their gear using a rope bridge during a French Armed Forces Nautical Commando Course outside of Quartier Gribeauval, New Caledonia, August 19, 2016. The course is a part of Exercise AmeriCal 16, a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance mutual combat capabilities and improve relations between the U.S. Marine Corps and the French Armed Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Carlos Cruz Jr./Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.19.2016
    Date Posted: 08.25.2016 02:56
    Photo ID: 2815023
    VIRIN: 160819-M-KE800-025
    Resolution: 3840x5760
    Size: 2.44 MB
    Location: QUARTIER GRIBEAUVAL, NC
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    A group of military personnel are engaged in a rope-tying or rigging training exercise outdoors. An instructor in civilian clothing (black shirt) with camouflage pants appears to be demonstrating or evaluating knot techniques alongside soldiers in two different camouflage uniforms. The setting appears to be a tropical or subtropical military installation based on the palm trees and vegetation visible in the background.
    Three military personnel in different camouflage uniforms are working together on rope knot tying. Two individuals wear U.S. Marines MARPAT digital camouflage with visible name tapes 'LOPEZ' and 'RUTKOWSKI', while a third wears a woodland/desert pattern camouflage consistent with a foreign military. They appear to be engaged in a joint training exercise focused on rope work or rappelling techniques.
    Military personnel are gathered around a rope, observing a knot-tying demonstration. At least two different camouflage uniform patterns are visible, suggesting a joint or multinational training exercise. The person on the right is actively tying a red and yellow rope around a blue static line.
    A group of military personnel in mixed camouflage uniforms are collaboratively securing a rope around a large wooden log on a paved surface. The scene appears to be a training exercise involving knot-tying or rigging techniques. At least two distinct camouflage patterns are visible, suggesting a joint or multinational military exercise.
    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are constructing or demonstrating an improvised field litter/stretcher using wooden poles and rope. One service member is lying on the ground serving as the 'casualty' while two others work on securing the rope bindings around the poles. The setting appears to be an outdoor paved area in a tropical environment, consistent with a training exercise.
    A group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms are engaged in a rope-handling or rigging exercise in a wooded outdoor environment. Several soldiers are working together manipulating thick ropes, with additional personnel visible in the background on a dirt path. The scene appears to be a field training exercise.
    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are engaged in a rope-pulling exercise on a grassy hillside terrain. Two soldiers in the foreground are pulling a rope toward them while several others in the background appear to be managing the other end of the rope. The setting appears to be a jungle or tropical environment, consistent with a field training exercise.
    Two individuals in military camouflage uniforms are working with a rope and a carabiner clip in an outdoor setting. The person on the left is holding the rope in his mouth while the central figure manipulates a carabiner attached to the rope. The setting appears wet and overcast, with vegetation and a structure visible in the background.
    Two individuals wearing U.S. Marine Corps MARPAT digital camouflage uniforms are lashing bamboo poles together using natural fiber rope. The activity appears to be a field engineering or survival training exercise involving the construction of a bamboo structure or raft. Multiple bamboo poles are laid out in parallel, and the rope work is being performed collaboratively.
    Two military personnel in different camouflage uniforms are working together to assemble or secure a bamboo raft using rope lashings. A third uniformed individual stands in the background near a body of water. The setting appears to be a wet, overcast outdoor area near a waterfront, suggesting a military training exercise.
    A U.S. Marine in MARPAT camouflage uniform is examining or working with a knotted rope, likely during a training exercise. Several other military personnel in the background observe, including one in an olive drab t-shirt wearing sunglasses. The setting appears to be an outdoor training area with vegetation visible.
    Multiple military personnel in different camouflage uniforms are gathered outdoors working with ropes, likely during a training exercise. The close-up focus is on their hands manipulating what appears to be a knot or rope connection point. At least two distinct camouflage patterns are visible, suggesting a joint or multinational military training scenario.

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