A U.S. Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes from a CH-53 Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, during familiarization training on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, June 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations.
Sgt. Chris Stone
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