U.S. Marines with Weapons and Baker Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, ride on combat rubber raiding craft during a helocast at Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, May 21, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins)
Date Taken: | 05.21.2025 |
Date Posted: | 05.22.2025 02:01 |
Photo ID: | 9053946 |
VIRIN: | 250521-M-BA875-1781 |
Resolution: | 5113x3409 |
Size: | 9.1 MB |
Location: | KIN BLUE BEACH TRAINING AREA, OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 10 |
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