Recon Marines conduct helicopter rope suspension training aboard the BHR [Image 9 of 11]

AT SEA

06.25.2017

Photo by Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

Staff Sgt. Scott Campbell, a squad leader with Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, focuses his night vision device during helicopter rope suspension training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 25, 2017. The FRP Marines train regularly for quick, tactical raids of targets on both land and sea. Fast roping allows Marines to enter otherwise inaccessible locations via rope from a hovering aircraft. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.25.2017
• Date Posted: 06.27.2017 21:57
• Photo ID: 3518177
• VIRIN: 170625-M-GO150-430
• Resolution: 5616x3744
• Size: 4 MB
• Location: AT SEA