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Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, undergo a gear inspection prior to a high altitude low opening jump as part of Valiant Shield 16, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam,on Sept. 17, 2016. The Force Reconnaissance Marines conducted the HALO jump to insert and conduct reconnaissance of the area in preparation for follow on operations in the exercise. A HALO jump involves the parachutist jumping from a high altitude and opening their parachute at a low altitude. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin Fisher)
| Date Taken: | 09.17.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 09.20.2016 09:55 |
| Photo ID: | 2864195 |
| VIRIN: | 160917-M-QA315-178 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 9.31 MB |
| Location: | ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GU |
| Web Views: | 19 |
| Downloads: | 139 |
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