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U.S. Marines Fast Rope From MV-22s in Southwest Asia
Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Sept. 16, 2015 | 3:19
U.S. Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, conduct fast rope training from an MV-22 Osprey while deployed to Southwest Asia Sept. 16, 2015. Fast roping allows Marines to insert ground forces quickly from the air, without the need for a stabilized landing zone. The Marines and Sailors of SPMAGTF-CR-CC provide the commander of USCENTCOM with a unique set of solutions to emergent crises across a broad swath of the Middle East.
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