Photo By Cpl. Taylor Cooper | A Marine touches down on land after conducting a freefall jump exercise from an MV-22...... read more read more
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It was a bright and sunny morning as Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division staged their parachutes and prepared to conduct sustainment jumps at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, May 2.
Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Recon Bn. conducted jumps to give Marines the opportunity to hone skills and remain proficient with freefall knowledge.
“The skill of freefall the Marines have learned is a very important and perishable skill,” said Sgt. Thomas Mooney, a freefall team leader with the battalion. “Jumping is a quick way to get to the mission, but if there are complications during insertion, the mission can become a failure.”
Training like this is necessary to maintain the unit’s expeditionary readiness and remain prepared to bring the fight to the enemy at all times.
Marines practiced jumping with a plate carrier, Kevlar helmet, full ruck sack and rifle while landing in close proximity to each other as safely as possible.
“What motivates me about this training is bettering the capability of insertion with my unit,” said Cpl. Brandon Agre, a scout with the battalion. “We need to be ready if we are ever called upon to use the skills on a deployment.”
Sustainment jumps and military freefall operations are an important capability in the Marine Corps that could be used in any unit to get Marines behind enemy lines quickly and quietly.
“If everyone is an experienced jumper, we can bring that capability to another command,” said Mooney. “Whether it is a Marine Expeditionary Unit or another unit, we can present the capability to them and be ready for whatever task they have at hand.”
| Date Taken: | 05.02.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2017 14:46 |
| Story ID: | 232597 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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