KIN BLUE- Marines with Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, launch an improved ribbon bridge from a medium girder bridge into the waters off Kin Blue beach during military occupational specialty training Feb. 23. (U. S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Antwain J. Graham/ Released)
CENTRAL TRAINING AREA- The Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Masters Course, taught by instructors with Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, teaches students to perform special patrol insertion/extraction from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during a HRST Masters Course at the Central Training Area Aug. 5.
(U. S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. J Nava/ Released)
CAMP SCHWAB- Two Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, exit a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter 10 feet above the water’s surface during helocast operations training at Camp Schwab Nov. 23. (U. S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Mark W. Stroud/ Released)
U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, fast rope out of a CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, 31st MEU, during a visit, board, search, and seizure exercise on the flight deck of USNS Alan Shepard Sept. 17 in support of exercise Valiant Shield, which is part of a certification exercise conducted by the 31st MEU. (U. S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Kelsey J. Green/ Released)