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Marines with Company C, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion follow the CH-46E helicopter while it takes off as they perform a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction system exercise during Integrated Training Exercise 4-14 June 10, 2014. The SPIE system was often practiced and sometimes used during the Vietnam era. The procedure became less commonly used after the war but is again becoming a skill for reconnaissance Marines to use. The system was developed as a means to quickly insert or extract a recon patrol from an area that would be very difficult for a helicopter to land. ITX employs assets from ground, air and logistics combat elements to demonstrate the ability to deploy rapidly and build up significant combat power necessary to form a MAGTF.
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 06.14.2014 14:00 |
| Photo ID: | 1398432 |
| VIRIN: | 140610-M-JL916-001 |
| Resolution: | 3840x5760 |
| Size: | 1.78 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 48 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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