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    US Marines, Mexican, Sri Lankan, Peruvian forces conduct fast-rope insertion training at RIMPAC 2024 [Image 1 of 2]

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    US Marines, Mexican, Sri Lankan, Peruvian forces conduct fast-rope insertion training at RIMPAC 2024

    WAIMANALO, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    07.02.2024

    Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms  

    Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Geoffrey Blumenfled, the commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, left, poses for a group photo after Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary demonstrated a fast-rope insertion to partner forces at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, July 2. Lt. Col. Blumenfled piloted the MV-22B Osprey while 15th MEU Marines demonstrated to partner forces the ability to conduct fast-rope insertions in austere locations. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise; RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

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    Date Taken: 07.02.2024
    Date Posted: 07.05.2024 19:24
    Photo ID: 8514154
    VIRIN: 240702-M-YF186-1606
    Resolution: 5846x3288
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    Location: WAIMANALO, HAWAII, US

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