A soldier from the U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group conducts a "slack" rappel during subterranean operations training held Oct. 24 here. Each week, the AWG's Able Squadron conducts a complex training event that creatively utilizes home station facilities and equipment to get at the subterranean problem set. At the rappelling station for this training, AWG members trained on a variety of rappelling and climbing methods techniques that can be used when entering and exiting an underground facility. A slack rappel (an informal term), is a technique utilized by rappellers to bound over or clear an object during descent. (U.S. Army Photo by Lt. Col. Sonise Lumbaca)
Date Taken: | 10.23.2013 |
Date Posted: | 11.01.2013 10:46 |
Photo ID: | 1044637 |
VIRIN: | 131024-A-XG691-002 |
Resolution: | 2136x3216 |
Size: | 1.79 MB |
Location: | FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND, US |
Hometown: | FORT MEADE, MARYLAND, US |
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