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Caption:
A UH-1N Huey carries Marines from 6th Platoon, Alpha Company, 2d
Reconnaissance Battalion for a rappelling exercise at the Sandhill
training area during Combined Arms Exercise 6-97. CAX
5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) level exercise being
conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms,
CA. The command element for this exercise is MAGTF-6, which is
built around the 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune,
NC. Many commands from the II MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force)
have sent units to this desert warfare exercise to fill key billets in
the Ground Combat Element, Air Combat Element, and the Combat Service
Support Element. Official U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt TM
Dale Jr.
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