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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Okinawa, Japan

Jul 14, 2024

U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to be lifted in the air from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter as part of special patrol insertion and extraction rigging during a helicopter rope suspension techniques sustainment exercise on Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, July 11, 2024. The exercise sustained the MRF’s HRST proficiency in insert and extract capabilities for the 31st MEU, and included fast rope, rappelling, helocasting and SPIE rigging. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R6

LENS

RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

APERTURE

11

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R6

LENS

RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

APERTURE

11

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

100

 
III Marine Expeditionary Force