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    4th Reconnaissance Marines Participate in SPIE Exercise [Image 6 of 6]

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    4th Reconnaissance Marines Participate in SPIE Exercise

    MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    06.10.2014

    Photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters 

    Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

    Marines with Company C, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion are lifted into the air by a CH-46E helicopter as they participate in 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.

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    Date Taken: 06.10.2014
    Date Posted: 06.14.2014 14:00
    Photo ID: 1398435
    VIRIN: 140610-M-JL916-002
    Resolution: 3840x5760
    Size: 1.37 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US

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