A Marine from Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Bn., 2nd
Marines -- the Ground Combat Element for the 24th Marine Expeditionary
Unit, fast-ropes out of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter onto the Flight
Deck of the USS Saipan (LHA-2) April 5. This training was part of
the 24th MEU's Expeditionary Stike Group/MEU Integration Exercise.
(Official USMC Photo by Sgt. Zachary A. Bathon. This photo is
cleared for release.)
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