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    31st MEU | Helocast

    KIN BLUE BEACH TRAINING AREA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    05.21.2025

    Photo by Sgt. Peter Rawlins 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    A U.S. Marines Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies into position to drop Marines into the water 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)

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    Date Taken: 05.21.2025
    Date Posted: 05.22.2025 02:01
    Photo ID: 9053949
    VIRIN: 250521-M-BA875-1788
    Resolution: 6000x4000
    Size: 10.41 MB
    Location: KIN BLUE BEACH TRAINING AREA, OKINAWA, JP

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