Video by Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Joyner | 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | 04.16.2025
Teams from across XVIII Airborne Corps compete to see who will represent the Corps for the next level of the Best Squad Competition. For this event, Soldiers tested their skills at the Sabalauski Air Assault School, working their way down the rappel tower to show mastery of being able to fast rope on to an objective at Fort Campbell, KY on April 16, 2025. The multi-day competition will test......
Video by Lance Cpl. Jordy Morales | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 03.17.2025
Recruits with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, descend the rappel tower on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., March 17, 2024. The 47-foot-tall rappel tower helps recruits overcome their fear of heights and to trust their gear. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jordy Morales)...
Video by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 01.06.2025
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct fast-rope exercises during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2025. The training allowed Marines to sustain HRST proficiency in preparation for future operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible......
Video by Cpl. Natalie Kooz and Sgt. Addison Shinn | Exercise News Day | 09.01.2024
U.S. Army Reserve Best Squad (BSC) Competitors demonstrate their ability to rappel at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, September 1st, 2024. Over 70 Soldiers from around the nation compete in the 2024 BSC, an annual competition that brings together the best soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of "Best Warrior" and "Best Squad "among their peers.......
Video by Lance Cpl. Jordy Morales | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 08.26.2024
Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, descend the rappel tower on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 26, 2024. The 47-foot-tall rappel tower helps recruits overcome their fear of heights and to trust their gear. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jordy Morales)...
Video by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.24.2024
U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Republic of Korea Marines conduct a bilateral helicopter rope suspension technique training during exercise Ssang Yong 24 on Pohang, Republic of Korea, Aug. 24, 2024. The exercise sustained the Marine’s HRST proficiency and allowed for them to share techniques with each other. Exercise SY24 strengthens the......
Video by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 07.01.2024
Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, descend the rappel tower on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 1, 2024. The 47-foot-tall rappel tower helps recruits overcome their fear of heights and to trust their gear. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kenneth Johnson)...
Video by Robert Harnden | Utah National Guard Public Affairs | 06.10.2024
Utah Army National Guard members of B Battery 145 FA get paid to "hang out" as they sharpen their Soldier rappelling skills at Camp Williams....
