U.S. Marines don’t generally rappel from helicopters, that’s too slow. Instead, they usually fast-rope, a technique that is much like sliding down a fireman’s pole but on a heavy rope. Using this technique, Marines guide their descent with their feet.…
Marines and sailors with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a vertical assault training mission in California on April 15th, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Rome M. Lazarus/Released) Image Gallery
PHOTO: Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a vessel during a visit, board, search and seizure training mission off the coast of San Diego on April 11th, 2014. Image Gallery
A U.S. Marine with Scout Snipers Platoon engages targets downrange with an M40A5 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona on March 28th, 2014. Image Gallery
Twenty-eight year old Marine veteran Rob Jones, a double-amputee, completed a 5,200-mile cross-country bike ride at Camp Pendleton, California on April 12th, 2014. Jones started his trip in October from Maine, crossing through 18 states, often encountering extreme weather, to…
The United States Marine Corps has recently released new photos of recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since November 1st, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris…
