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    MARSOC conducts VBSS training with 160th SOAR [Image 4 of 11]

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    Military personnel are conducting a Maritime Interdiction Operation (MIO) or Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) training exercise on the deck of a vessel. Operators in tactical gear are fast-roping from above onto stacked shipping containers while ground personnel execute a breach on a container door, with sparks visible from the breaching charge. The scene depicts a coordinated multi-element assault with personnel in various tactical positions across the ship's deck.

    CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    12.11.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally 

    Marine Forces, Special Operations Command

    Marines with the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command breach a cargo container as others rappel onto the deck of a mock cargo ship during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment near Camp Pendleton, Calif. Dec. 11. VBSS, which consists of maritime vessel boarding and searching, is used to combat smuggling, drug trafficking, terrorism and piracy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally/Released)

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    Date Taken: 12.11.2012
    Date Posted: 01.11.2013 10:25
    Photo ID: 812693
    VIRIN: 121112-M-EL893-138
    Resolution: 3744x5616
    Size: 7.3 MB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US
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    A military special operations fast-rope insertion exercise is underway onto the deck of a container ship at sea. A CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers above while multiple armed personnel rappel or have already landed on the vessel's deck. The ship bears stacked red shipping containers marked with 'APL' branding and the word 'BREACH' written in green.
    A military helicopter, identified as a CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor helicopter, hovers over the deck of a large vessel at sea during what appears to be a maritime boarding or fast-rope insertion exercise. Multiple armed personnel in tactical gear are visible on the ship's deck, having apparently fast-roped or rappelled down from the helicopter. Shipping containers marked with 'APL' branding are stacked on the vessel's deck, suggesting this may be a training exercise simulating a vessel interdiction operation.
    A military personnel is fast-roping or rappelling from the underside of a helicopter, suspended on a thick rope against a clear sky. The soldier is wearing full combat gear including a helmet with night-vision device mount, tactical vest, backpack, and desert camouflage uniform. The underside of the helicopter, including landing gear wheels and structural components, is visible at the top of the frame.
    Military personnel are conducting a Maritime Interdiction Operation (MIO) or Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) training exercise on the deck of a vessel. Operators in tactical gear are fast-roping from above onto stacked shipping containers while ground personnel execute a breach on a container door, with sparks visible from the breaching charge. The scene depicts a coordinated multi-element assault with personnel in various tactical positions across the ship's deck.
    Military personnel in combat gear are conducting a breach training exercise on what appears to be the deck of a ship. Sparks are visible near a shipping container marked 'APL' with the word 'BREACH' spray-painted in green, indicating an active breaching operation. The scene takes place on an open deck with ocean water visible in the background.
    An overhead/top-down view of a military operator, likely a U.S. Marine based on the MARPAT (digital desert camouflage) uniform, kneeling on a gray deck surface. The individual is in a tactical posture, aiming a weapon toward a railing or barrier on the right side of the frame. The image appears to be taken from an elevated position, possibly aboard a naval vessel.
    Military personnel are conducting a maritime boarding operation on the deck of a vessel, climbing ladders up stacked shipping containers marked 'APL' and 'TRITON'. A tandem-rotor helicopter, consistent with a CH-47 Chinook, hovers overhead in hazy conditions. The scene depicts a coordinated multi-element assault exercise or live operation involving ground forces and air support.
    A group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms and helmets are carrying inflatable rubber boats (IBS) across a wet beach. At least two teams are visible, each carrying a large black inflatable boat on their heads or shoulders. The setting appears to be a coastal training environment, consistent with amphibious or special operations training exercises.
    A military CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers low over water in misty conditions, with two personnel suspended below it on ropes or cables. The scene appears to depict a special operations fast-rope or rappel insertion exercise over a body of water. A rainbow-like light refraction is visible in the mist created by the rotor wash.
    A military CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor helicopter hovers low over open water near a coastal area with rocky cliffs and mountains in the background. Personnel can be seen hanging or rappelling from the rear of the aircraft, suggesting a special operations water insertion or training exercise. The scene appears to be a maritime helicast or fast-rope operation conducted over the sea.
    A military CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers low over open water near a rocky coastline, with rotor wash creating a visible mist/spray over the water surface. A person in tactical gear is descending via a rope ladder from the rear of the aircraft. This appears to be a special operations maritime insertion or training exercise.

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