WestPac 16-2: Fast-Rope Training [Image 90 of 861]

USPACOM, AT SEA

11.07.2016

Photo by Lance Cpl. Devan Gowans    

U.S. Navy           

USS MAKIN ISLAND, At Sea (November 8, 2016) – A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs a lock-out maneuver on a fast-rope during helicopter rope suspension technique (HRST) training conducted aboard the USS Makin Island (LHD 8), while afloat in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 8, 2016. The lock-out maneuver is a technique used to suspend the Marine’s motion down the rope in the event the aircraft has to execute evasive maneuvers. The 11th MEU, part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan K. Gowans/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.07.2016
• Date Posted: 11.29.2016 00:17
• Photo ID: 3016625
• VIRIN: 161107-M-GM943-141
• Resolution: 2560x3840
• Size: 6.25 MB
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA