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    Marines, soldiers conduct static-line airborne training

    WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    03.17.2013

    Photo by Pfc. Kasey Peacock 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Soldiers prepare equipment at Kadena Air Base March 17 for static-line jumps over Tsuken Jima drop zone near White Beach Naval Facility. In static-line parachuting, a static line, or fixed cord, is attached to the aircraft while the other end is attached to the pilot chute inside the jumper’s backpack, which causes the jumper’s parachute to open automatically upon exiting the aircraft. The soldiers are with 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). The pilots and aircraft are assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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    Date Taken: 03.17.2013
    Date Posted: 03.22.2013 00:24
    Photo ID: 892114
    VIRIN: 130317-M-FD301-024
    Resolution: 5001x3744
    Size: 1.32 MB
    Location: WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, OKINAWA, JP

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