AT SEA, Indian Ocean (November 28, 2016) Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swim to a combat rubber raiding craft after jumping out of, or “helocasting”, from a CH-53E Super Stallion during a helocast training evolution near the USS Makin Island (LHD 8) while afloat in the Indian Ocean, Nov. 29, 2016. Helocasting, as it applies to a reconnaissance team, allows them to insert from an aircraft with combat rubber raiding craft and conduct further amphibious operations, such as reconnaissance and surveillance of a beachhead or vessel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Devan K. Gowans/Released)
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<dd>DVIDS Tags: USMC; helocast; Indian Ocean; Makin Island; swim; CRRC; 5th Fleet; CH-53E Super Stallion; Maritime Raid Force; LHD 8; combat rubber raiding craft; MRF; MKI/ARG; NMCS; fin; DVIDS Bulk Import; Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group/11th Marine Expeditionary Un; two kilometer fin</dd></dl>
Lance Cpl. Devan Gowans
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