U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tevita F. Fukofuka, a rifleman with Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, ascends a rock formation during an assault climber course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Joshua Tree National Park, California, May 9, 2023. The purpose of the course is to train Marines as lead climbers and mountaineers skilled in day and night mountaineering operations by learning about knot tying, rope systems, single-pitch and multi-pitch traditional climbing, urban and night climbing, rappelling, cliff reconnaissance, and cliff assault tactics, techniques and procedures. Fukofuka is a native of Hilo, Hawaii. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian Knowles)
Date Taken: | 05.09.2023 |
Date Posted: | 06.05.2023 18:13 |
Photo ID: | 7833035 |
VIRIN: | 230509-M-FG738-397 |
Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
Size: | 3.03 MB |
Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
Hometown: | HILO, HAWAII, US |
Web Views: | 58 |
Downloads: | 10 |
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