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    Air Delivery Marines Get the Drop on New Parachute System During Training Op [Image 5 of 6]

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    Air Delivery Marines Get the Drop on New Parachute System During Training Op

    HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

    07.01.2010

    Photo by Sgt. Justin Shemanski 

    1st Marine Logistics Group

    Air delivery specialists with 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), brace themselves for the fast approaching ‘rotor wash’ of a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a training operation near Forward Operating Base Dwyer July 1. The Marines spent the morning testing the capabilities of new Low Cost Low Altitude parachute systems by hurling bundles of packaged bottled water at altitudes ranging from 150 to 900 feet. Unlike other parachutes currently in use, these are considered one-time use and will be used to supply grounds troop with critical items such as food and water.

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    Date Taken: 07.01.2010
    Date Posted: 07.02.2010 09:28
    Photo ID: 295652
    VIRIN: 100701-M-4828S-027
    Resolution: 2200x1600
    Size: 701.91 KB
    Location: HELMAND PROVINCE, AF

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