2/7: A Swift Descent [Image 178 of 694]

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10.13.2016

Photo by Cpl. Trever Statz 

U.S. Navy           

U.S. Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, rappel from an MV-22B Osprey during fast rope training while forward deployed, Sept. 17, 2016. Fast roping enables the quick insert of Marines into hostile landing zones limiting aircraft and personnel vulnerability. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a self-sustaining expeditionary unit, designed to provide a broad range of crisis response capabilities throughout the Central Command area of responsibility, using organic aviation, logistical and ground combat assets, to include embassy reinforcement and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trever Statz/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.13.2016
• Date Posted: 10.18.2016 00:28
• Photo ID: 2927253
• VIRIN: 160917-M-OB347-042
• Resolution: 3973x2649
• Size: 5.66 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)