Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 03.28.2014
Gunnery Sgt. Mickey Eaton, assistant operations chief, Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, and a native of Chicago, checks the oxygen tank of one of his Marines before jumping from a C-130 Hercules during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 03.28.2014
A Marine with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, jumps out of a C-130 Hercules during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the plane, the line pulls the deployment bag out of the pack on the Marine’s back causing the parachute to inflate. The......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 03.28.2014
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, board a C-130 Hercules during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. The Marines started the Course with several days of classes and practical application before stepping onto the plane. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the plane, the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 03.28.2014
Gunnery Sgt. Mickey Eaton, left, assistant operations chief, Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, and a native of Chicago, checks the equipment of his Marines before jumping from a C-130 Hercules during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the plane,......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 03.28.2014
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, prepare their parachutes before jumping out of a C-130 Hercules during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the plane, the line pulls the deployment bag out of the pack on the Marine’s back causing......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 03.24.2014
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, sit in a C-130 Hercules waiting for the command to parachute out of the plane during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the plane, the line pulls the deployment bag out of the pack on the Marine’s......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 03.24.2014
Master Sgt. Randy Messineo, operation chief, Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, and a native of Boston, salutes the crew of a C-130 Hercules as he jumps out of the aircraft during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the plane, the line pulls the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Moore | 1st Marine Division | 03.24.2014
Gunnery Sgt. Mickey Eaton, assistant operation chief, Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, performs a front flip out of a C-130 Hercules during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the plane, the line pulls the deployment bag out of the pack on the......
