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A U.S. Marine with Animal Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/7, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs proper low light fast-roping technique during a Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System qualification at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 15, 2025. The FRIES, commonly known as fast-roping, is a method to insert Marines into a location where a helicopter or tiltrotor aircraft cannot land, using a specialized rope that Marines slide down with gloved hands while using their feet to manipulate speed. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)¬
| Date Taken: | 04.15.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.15.2025 21:34 |
| Photo ID: | 8976038 |
| VIRIN: | 250415-M-EC903-3126 |
| Resolution: | 3965x5948 |
| Size: | 15.35 MB |
| Location: | CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 44 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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