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    Learning the ropes: Marines train for fast rope insertions [Image 6 of 14]

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    Learning the ropes: Marines train for fast rope insertions

    USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6), AT SEA

    02.16.2016

    Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Dyer 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    Staff Sgt. Robert Strautins, center, briefs Marines with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, before they conduct static fast-rope training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Feb. 16, 2016. Fast-roping is an insertion method used by Marines when it is not practical or safe for an aircraft to land. The Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU are currently on their spring deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. Strautins, an Anchorage, Alaska, native, is a platoon sergeant with Charlie Co., BLT 1/5, 31st MEU. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Dyer/Released)

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    Date Taken: 02.16.2016
    Date Posted: 02.18.2016 18:43
    Photo ID: 2407975
    VIRIN: 160216-M-VM748-224
    Resolution: 2336x3504
    Size: 1.97 MB
    Location: USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6), AT SEA
    Hometown: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, US

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