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    Weapons Company Fastrope Training [Image 1 of 4]

    Weapons Company Fastrope Training

    USS MAKIN ISLAND, Gulf of Aden (January 7, 2017) U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Owens, a platoon commander with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, signals the helicopter rope suspension technique (HRST) master to send another Marine down the rope during fast rope training on USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Jan. 7. HRST masters are specialists in helicopter rope suspension techniques and must be present during HRST training events. Fast roping is an insertion method Marines can use when landing a helicopter is either impossible or risky. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Scott McAdam)

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    Date Taken: 01.07.2017
    Date Posted: 04.23.2017 19:49
    Photo ID: 3329811
    VIRIN: 070117-M-VB498-028
    Resolution: 2693x4039
    Size: 1.33 MB
    Location: AT SEA

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