Fast rope exercise

USS BATAAN, AT SEA

03.23.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy Grisham 

U.S. Navy           

Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a fast-rope exercise from an MV-22B Osprey onto the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan. Bataan is underway off the Atlantic coast with other elements of the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit for their Certification Exercise. Battan is preparing for a scheduled deployment later this spring.

• Date Taken: 03.23.2009
• Date Posted: 03.27.2009 02:55
• Photo ID: 160260
• VIRIN: 090323-N-8154G-344
• Resolution: 3008x2000
• Size: 1.87 MB
• Location: USS BATAAN, AT SEA