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    Greyhawks conduct fast-roping exercise

    Greyhawks conduct fast roping exercise

    Courtesy Photo | An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 "Greyhawks" helped four...... read more read more

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    10.01.2013

    Courtesy Story

    Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 “Greyhawks” conducted fast-rope training with Marines from four different battalions aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 1.

    The Marines conducted the fast-rope exercise utilizing the MV-22B Osprey to become familiar with the effects of the propeller’s rotor wash. Fast-roping is used by many units to insert Marines into an area quickly without having to land.

    “The exercise went well, we had a lot of ropers and a lot of time in the zone,” said Staff Sgt. Jayson Snyder, a crew chief with VMM-161. “We conducted about 150 individual fast ropes during the exercise.”

    Aircraft such as the Osprey are essential tools for inserting and extracting Marines in a variety of locations. Fast-rope training allows Marines to enter terrain that would not be suitable for aircraft to land, such as mountainous or urban environments.

    Infantry and reconnaissance units boarded the Osprey and performed the exercise multiple times, ensuring each unit received sufficient training.

    This exercise was different than most fast-roping exercises because of the way the rope is blown by the rotors of the Osprey, explained Snyder.

    The effects of the rotor wash proved to be little trouble for the units conducting the training. This type of training ensured each unit could successfully work with assistance from Ospreys at a moment's notice.

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    Date Taken: 10.01.2013
    Date Posted: 10.03.2013 15:23
    Story ID: 114693
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US

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