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    31st MEU|Helocast

    CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    05.20.2025

    Photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Hernstad, a machine gunner with Baker Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares ropes for combat rubber raiding crafts during a simulated helocast at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 20, 2025. The purpose of a helocast is to enhance airborne techniques and enables Marines to insert personnel into a body of water from an aircraft. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, and provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations across the Indo-Pacific region. Hernstad is a native of Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)

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    Date Taken: 05.20.2025
    Date Posted: 05.20.2025 20:11
    Photo ID: 9047709
    VIRIN: 250520-M-BA875-1280
    Resolution: 5944x3963
    Size: 4.1 MB
    Location: CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP

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