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    Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel Platoon trains to rescue downed pilots [Image 5 of 7]

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    A U.S. Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage is kneeling in a grassy field while holding an M4-style carbine with optics and accessories. The Marine is wearing a MICH/ACH helmet with mounted goggles, ballistic eyewear, a communications headset, and tactical body armor with a radio. Additional personnel in similar uniforms are visible in the background, suggesting a field training exercise or tactical operation.

    WARNER SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    05.09.2012

    Photo by Cpl. John Robbart III 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Ferguson, Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel Platoon, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security for Cpl. Brittany L. Jones who was being escorted back to the helicopter during training, here, May 9. Jones was playing the role of a downed pilot during a TRAP mission. The training was conducted as a part of the ground portion of Realistic Urban Training, an exercise designed to prepare the 15th MEU for their upcoming deployment scheduled for this fall. Jones, 25, a native of Elizabethtown, N.C., is a radio operator with the unit and Ferguson, 20, is a native of Brentwood, Calif., and serves as a fire support man.

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    Date Taken: 05.09.2012
    Date Posted: 05.12.2012 01:07
    Photo ID: 578757
    VIRIN: 120509-M-YG378-415
    Resolution: 1800x1200
    Size: 1.74 MB
    Location: WARNER SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: BRENTWOOD, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: ELIZABETHTOWN, NORTH CAROLINA, US
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    A U.S. Marines CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter is landed in a flower-covered field with armed personnel disembarking or moving away from the aircraft. The scene appears to be a military training exercise or tactical insertion operation. The backdrop features scrub-covered hills typical of Southern California terrain.
    Two military personnel are engaged in a rope/rappelling training exercise involving a large tree. One individual in desert camouflage uniform is positioned on a large tree branch above, while a second person in an olive green flight suit and black helmet is suspended below by a harness and rigging system attached to the branch. The scene appears to be a survival or rescue training scenario, possibly simulating a parachutist caught in a tree.
    The image shows military personnel conducting what appears to be a combat search and rescue (CSAR) or personnel recovery training exercise. A person in an olive green flight suit and black helmet, with simulated blood on their face, is suspended in a harness and being assisted by a Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage. Additional personnel in camouflage uniforms are visible assisting with ropes on the left side.
    Two military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are carrying a person on a stretcher through an arid, scrubland terrain. Both soldiers are equipped with tactical backpacks and helmets, moving away from the camera. This appears to be a casualty evacuation exercise or real medical evacuation scenario in a field environment.
    A U.S. Marine in desert MARPAT camouflage is kneeling in a grassy field while holding an M4-style carbine with optics and accessories. The Marine is wearing a MICH/ACH helmet with mounted goggles, ballistic eyewear, a communications headset, and tactical body armor with a radio. Additional personnel in similar uniforms are visible in the background, suggesting a field training exercise or tactical operation.
    Four military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are carrying a casualty on a stretcher across an open field. The soldiers are fully equipped with tactical backpacks and gear, suggesting a medical evacuation drill or combat casualty care exercise. The setting appears to be a training range or open terrain environment.
    A large military helicopter, consistent with a Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion or similar heavy-lift variant, is captured in flight against a clear blue sky. The helicopter appears to be in a banking or maneuvering posture with rotor blades visibly blurred due to rotation speed. A rocky, vegetation-covered hillside is partially visible in the lower right background.

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