Photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton Swanbeck | 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.13.2018
Gunnery Sgt. Daniel DiNardi, an infantry unit leader with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, rappels from a tower during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) Master Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 26, 2018. The first phase of the HRST course educates Marines utilizing tower operations in preparation for phase two, which......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton Swanbeck | 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.13.2018
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit belays during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) Master Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 26, 2018. The first phase of the HRST course educates Marines utilizing tower operations in preparation for phase two, which introduces various aircraft platforms. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Dalton Swanbeck | 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 12.13.2018
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan Fox, assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, fast-ropes during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Master Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 3, 2018. Fast-roping is a technique that allows Marines to be inserted in locations where aircraft cannot safely land, such as mountain faces and difficult terrain. (U.S.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Green | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.25.2018
Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope out of a CH-53E Super Stallion onto the USS Kearsarge during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 18, 2018. COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Kearsarge......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Green | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.25.2018
A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squardon 264, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit observes the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 18, 2018. COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Kearsarge Amphibious......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Green | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.25.2018
Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope out of a CH-53E Super Stallion onto the USS Kearsarge during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 18, 2018. COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Kearsarge......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Green | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.25.2018
A Marine with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit pulls a rope into a CH-53E Super Stallion during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 18, 2018. COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Kearsarge Amphibious Ready......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan Green | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 10.25.2018
Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope out of a CH-53E Super Stallion onto the USS Kearsarge during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 18, 2018. COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Kearsarge......
