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    24th MEU Marines complete first week of training in Djibouti [Image 11 of 23]

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    Two military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are conducting rappelling or rope training at the edge of a cliff in an arid, rocky terrain. The foreground figure wears a white climbing helmet and a harness, while a second figure handles ropes at the cliff edge. Several white vehicles are visible far below on the desert floor.

    DJIBOUTI

    08.29.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim  

    24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Lance Cpl. Andrew Ondish, left, an assaultman, and Shavertown, Pa., native with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, rappels from a 150 ft. cliff side during assault climber training in Djibouti, Aug. 29, 2012. The training is a part of a Training Force, or T-Force, package focused on primitive infantry skills. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. Central Command in the Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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    Date Taken: 08.29.2012
    Date Posted: 09.09.2012 04:19
    Photo ID: 660166
    VIRIN: 120829-M-KU932-260
    Resolution: 2400x3600
    Size: 1.6 MB
    Location: DJ
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    Two military personnel in desert camouflage uniforms are conducting rappelling or rope training at the edge of a cliff in an arid, rocky terrain. The foreground figure wears a white climbing helmet and a harness, while a second figure handles ropes at the cliff edge. Several white vehicles are visible far below on the desert floor.
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    A silhouetted scene at sunset showing several people gathered near the shoreline of a calm body of water. A partially submerged or beached vessel with a mast and rope rigging is visible in the background. The golden sunset creates strong backlighting, rendering all foreground subjects as dark silhouettes against the reflective water.
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