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Corporal Joseph E. Lechnar, squad leader and helicopter rope suspension techniques master, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from Joliet, Ill.,discusses fast roping during training at Camp Pendleton, Oct. 9, 2013. Fast roping is a technique that troops use to enter an area from a helicopter by descending from a rope. It enables Marines to quickly reach an area without landing an aircraft. The battalion is schedule to deploy next spring with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Okinawa, Japan. Available in high definition.
| Date Taken: | 10.21.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 10.21.2013 20:44 |
| Category: | Interviews |
| Video ID: | 304392 |
| VIRIN: | 131021-M-XZ121-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_100935593 |
| Length: | 00:05:48 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | JOLIET, ILLINOIS, US |
| Downloads: | 3 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 3 |
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