A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a helicopter support team training exercise with 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group in Yuma, Ariz., on Jan. 31, 2019. The HST exercise provides proficiency training to landing support specialists with 1st TSB and HMH-465 pilots in the insertion and extraction of assets in restrictive terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Roderick Jacquote)
The Marines in the 1st Marine Logistics Group’s training area tightened down their hoods and pulled on their gloves as they confirmed that they were in Mission-Oriented Protection Posture (MOPP) level 4. This highest level of MOPP entails full body coverage—with boots, pants, jackets, hoods, gloves and gas masks— to protect from possible chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats. This was the MOPP level 1st MLG...
