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U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

U.S. Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force rappel in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 20 in the East China Sea, June 2, 2015. The Marines also went over lowering procedures s... More

Cold Weather Training U.S. Navy, California

Cold Weather Training U.S. Navy, California

Petty Officer 2nd Class Roger Ayala, attached to Delta Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, watches his footing while rappelling at the Land Traverse Assault course. Delta Company, 1st Re... More

Citizen-soldier Spc. Luis Quinones,  Puerto Rico Army

Citizen-soldier Spc. Luis Quinones, Puerto Rico Army

Citizen-soldier Spc. Luis Quinones, Puerto Rico Army National Guard, demonstrates how to maintain the balance while performing "Australian Rappelling" during a rappelling course conducted at Camp Santiago Join... More

Master Sgt. Steven P. Flack, trainer mentor from 1st

Master Sgt. Steven P. Flack, trainer mentor from 1st

Master Sgt. Steven P. Flack, trainer mentor from 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Task Force Renegade, 5th Armored Brigade, conducts a safety briefing to the Soldiers and family member of Ta... More

A student repels from an MV-22 Osprey during a Helicopter

A student repels from an MV-22 Osprey during a Helicopter

A student repels from an MV-22 Osprey during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Training (HRST) course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune April 2. Marine instructors from Special Operations Training Group taught stude... More

Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain

Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain

Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain Jan. 15 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. They carried packs weighing close to 85 pounds, and marched along... More

Republic of Korea Marines walk to the ski slopes during

Republic of Korea Marines walk to the ski slopes during

Republic of Korea Marines walk to the ski slopes during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 Jan. 23 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. They learned both basic and advanced skiing techniques, like skiing with a ... More

A U.S. Marine fast-ropes out of an MV-22B Osprey on

A U.S. Marine fast-ropes out of an MV-22B Osprey on

A U.S. Marine fast-ropes out of an MV-22B Osprey on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), at sea, Feb. 18, 2015. In preparation for future exercises, the Marines practiced fast-roping and rappell... More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Joshua Stone rappels at the

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Joshua Stone rappels at the

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Joshua Stone rappels at the Mountain Warfare Training Camp March 16 in Pohang, Republic of Korea. While at the camp, U.S. Marines performed various rappel techniques including the ‘Aussi... More

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer from the 374th

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer from the 374th

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), headquartered in Concord, Calif., puts his foot through a rappel harness, July 19, during a two-week field exercise known as a Sappe... More

Staff Sgt. Justin Fellure, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron

Staff Sgt. Justin Fellure, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron

Staff Sgt. Justin Fellure, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department crew chief, secures his body harness, Sept. 17, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. As part of their training, Airmen in the 4th ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Phillip G. Kohler, right, a

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Phillip G. Kohler, right, a

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Phillip G. Kohler, right, a CH-53E pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, conducts a pre-flight brief before rappelling training at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, conduct a pre-flight brief in preparation for fast-rope training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune N.C., Oct. 21, 2015. The Marines and trai... More

Pvt. Alisa Hamilton, E Company 2nd Battalion, 39th

Pvt. Alisa Hamilton, E Company 2nd Battalion, 39th

Pvt. Alisa Hamilton, E Company 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, stands ready on belay for Soldiers in basic combat training who are rappelling down the 40-foot wall at Victory Tower on Fort Jackson, S.C.,... More

A U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldier rappels

A U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldier rappels

A U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldier rappels down a 40-foot tower during a multi-day training event at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Nov. 6. The 384th Military Police Battalion, headquartered at Fort Wayne, Ind.... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Phillip C. Break, a pilot assigned

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Phillip C. Break, a pilot assigned

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Phillip C. Break, a pilot assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, delivers a brief prior to conducting helicopter rope suspension training (HRST) at Marine Corps Air Stat... More

A woman is climbing on a rock wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A woman is climbing on a rock wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A woman climbing up a climbing wall / A woman climbing up a climbing wall / Public domain stock photo.

A woman is climbing on a rock wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A woman is climbing on a rock wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A woman climbs a climbing wall / A woman climbing up a climbing wall / Public domain stock photo.

A woman is climbing on a rock wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A woman is climbing on a rock wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A woman climbs a climbing wall / A girl climbing up a climbing wall / Public domain stock photo.

A man is climbing on a rock wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A man is climbing on a rock wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A man climbing on a climbing wall / A man climbing a rock wall / Public domain sport photography.

A man is climbing on a rock wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A man is climbing on a rock wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A man climbing a climbing wall / A man climbing a climbing wall / Public domain sport photography.

A person climbing on a climbing wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A person climbing on a climbing wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports...

A woman climbs a climbing wall / A woman climbing up a climbing wall / Public domain stock photo.

A woman climbing on a climbing wall with other people. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A woman climbing on a climbing wall with other people. Climbing rope r...

A woman climbing up a climbing wall / A woman climbing up a climbing wall public domain stock photo.

A man is climbing on a climbing wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A man is climbing on a climbing wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports...

A man climbs a climbing wall / A man climbing a wall / Public domain sport photography.

A man is climbing on a climbing wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A man is climbing on a climbing wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports...

A person climbing a climbing wall / A man climbing a climbing wall / Public domain sport photography.

A group of people climbing on a wall. Climbing rope rappelling.

A group of people climbing on a wall. Climbing rope rappelling.

Climbing wall at the singapore indoor climbing centre / A group of people climbing a rock wall public domain stock photo.

A man is climbing on a climbing wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports.

A man is climbing on a climbing wall. Climbing rope rappelling, sports...

A man climbs a climbing wall / A man climbing up a climbing wall / Public domain sport photography.

FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Drill Sgt. Andrew Hamilton and

FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Drill Sgt. Andrew Hamilton and

FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Drill Sgt. Andrew Hamilton and Drill Sgt. Clint Myers, Army Reserve Soldiers of Foxtrot Company 1-34 Infantry Regiment, correct a new basic training Soldier while standing in chow formation... More

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Army Reserve Drill Sergeant Larry

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Army Reserve Drill Sergeant Larry

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Army Reserve Drill Sergeant Larry Davis of Greenville S.C., instructs Soldiers as they attempt to complete the rope swing at the Victory Tower complex on Fort Jackson, S.C., during the Foxt... More

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers from Foxtrot Company,

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers from Foxtrot Company,

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers from Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment conduct rappelling operations from Victory Tower on Aug. 23, 2016 at Fort Jackson, S.C. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. ... More

Airmen from the 138th and 137th Security Forces Squadrons,

Airmen from the 138th and 137th Security Forces Squadrons,

Airmen from the 138th and 137th Security Forces Squadrons, Oklahoma Air National Guard, conduct rappelled descent maneuvers at Tulsa Fire Safety Training Center, Tulsa, OK, Sep. 15, 2016. The training was condu... More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade,

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade,

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct rappelling and fast rope training for Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Ma... More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade,

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade,

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army instruct Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, how to rig and put on a MC 1-1C parachu... More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Gr... More

170626-N-NB544-123 CORAL SEA (June 26, 2017) Sgt. John

170626-N-NB544-123 CORAL SEA (June 26, 2017) Sgt. John

170626-N-NB544-123 CORAL SEA (June 26, 2017) Sgt. John Portugal (bottom), from Vacaville, Calif., acts as a belay man for Cpl. William Malloy, from Manila, Ark., as he rappels from an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to... More

Norwegian Sgt.Maj. Rune Wenneberg, the sergeant major

Norwegian Sgt.Maj. Rune Wenneberg, the sergeant major

Norwegian Sgt.Maj. Rune Wenneberg, the sergeant major for Norwegian Army, poses for a photo with Sgt. Maj. William Frye, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, after conducting an ice-brea... More

Private Tamairah Darrell, soldier for Royal Bermuda

Private Tamairah Darrell, soldier for Royal Bermuda

Private Tamairah Darrell, soldier for Royal Bermuda Regiment, faces her fear as she repels down during the rappel tower at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on May 8, 2018. The regiment was at MCB Cam... More

Two Army National Guard Soldiers prepare to rappel

Two Army National Guard Soldiers prepare to rappel

Two Army National Guard Soldiers prepare to rappel out of a Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during the aircraft command and control portion of the Rappel Master Course on June 13, 2018 a... More

Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine

Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine

Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, rappel down a cliffside during Mountain Exercise 3-18 at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., June 20, 2018. After completing Int... More

SERE Rappelling Training, Washington State

SERE Rappelling Training, Washington State

SERE students learn proper rappelling and safety procedures

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion,

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion,

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, descend down fast rope in the upper vehicle stowage are aboard the USS Arlington (LPD-24) during Composit... More

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, rappel down the rappel tower aboard Marine Corps Depot Parris Island, Feb. 4. The rappel tower is a training event designed to instill confidence with... More

190819-M-EC058-3055 RED SEA (Aug. 19, 2019) A Marine

190819-M-EC058-3055 RED SEA (Aug. 19, 2019) A Marine

190819-M-EC058-3055 RED SEA (Aug. 19, 2019) A Marine assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast-ropes onto the aircraft elevator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The Boxer A... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jameson Golden, 86th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jameson Golden, 86th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jameson Golden, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, makes final preparations prior to a rappelling evaluation at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 26, 2020. Airmen secured th... More

Fort McCoy's Rappel Tower training area is shown May

Fort McCoy's Rappel Tower training area is shown May

Fort McCoy's Rappel Tower training area is shown May 28, 2020, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training area is a common training area for firefighters and others completing rappelling and ropes ... More

Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy rappel off of

Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy rappel off of

Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy rappel off of the 53 area rappel tower, June 28. Marines from the Special Operations Training Group instructed a group of midshipmen on the proper techniques and procedure... More

Staff Sgt. Carlos Garcia, Camp Santiago Range Control

Staff Sgt. Carlos Garcia, Camp Santiago Range Control

Staff Sgt. Carlos Garcia, Camp Santiago Range Control non-commissioned officer and Rappell Master, demonstrates along with Spc. Luis Quinones how to maintain the balance while performing an Australian Rappel de... More

Heather Petterson, wife of Sgt. 1st Class William L.

Heather Petterson, wife of Sgt. 1st Class William L.

Heather Petterson, wife of Sgt. 1st Class William L. Peterson Jr., conducts her first rappelling experience as part of 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Task Force Renegade, 5th Armored Briga... More

A student repels from an MV-22 Osprey during a Helicopter

A student repels from an MV-22 Osprey during a Helicopter

A student repels from an MV-22 Osprey during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Training (HRST) course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune April 2. Marine instructors from Special Operations Training Group taught stude... More

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain Jan. 15 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The U.S. Marines hiked side-by-side with their ROK Marin... More

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines learn about their

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines learn about their

U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines learn about their skis during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 Jan. 23 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The Marines learned various basic and advanced ski techniques duri... More

A U.S. Marine fast-ropes out of an MV-22B Osprey during

A U.S. Marine fast-ropes out of an MV-22B Osprey during

A U.S. Marine fast-ropes out of an MV-22B Osprey during an exercise on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), at sea, Feb. 18, 2015. Each Marine had a chance to go down the rope multiple times. Af... More

Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael R. Montoya yells “RAPPEL!”

Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael R. Montoya yells “RAPPEL!”

Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael R. Montoya yells “RAPPEL!” at the Mountain Warfare Training Camp March 16 in Pohang, Republic of Korea. Before any Marine is allowed to rappel to the bottom, the Marine must say thei... More

A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s

A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force belays a fellow Marine in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the East China Sea, June 2, 2015. The Marines also went over lowe... More

A rappel master from the U.S. Department of Justice

A rappel master from the U.S. Department of Justice

A rappel master from the U.S. Department of Justice shows how to lock a rope into a rescue eight rappel device to a group of U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer Soldiers from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), ... More

Staff Sgt. Justin Fellure, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron

Staff Sgt. Justin Fellure, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron

Staff Sgt. Justin Fellure, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department crew chief, rappels down an 80-foot tower, Sept. 17, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Rappelling is used when all other exists... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Donaldson, center,

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Donaldson, center,

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Benjamin Donaldson, center, a CH-53E pilot with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, conducts a pre-flight brief before rappelling training at Marine Corps Air Station New River, ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jimmy P. Roberts, a crew

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jimmy P. Roberts, a crew

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jimmy P. Roberts, a crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, carries gear and equipment towards an aircraft in preparation for fast-rope training at Marin... More

Soldiers in Basic Combat Training with E Company, 2nd

Soldiers in Basic Combat Training with E Company, 2nd

Soldiers in Basic Combat Training with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, stand ready on belay on a rainy fall morning for Soldiers rappelling down the 40-foot wall at Victory Tower on Fort Jacks... More

U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldiers from various

U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldiers from various

U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldiers from various Midwest states watch fellow Soldiers rappel down a 40-foot tower during a multi-day training event at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Nov. 6. The 384th Military Pol... More

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, parked on the flight line prior to conducting helicopter rope suspension training (HRST) at Marine Corps ... More

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers, drill sergeants, and

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers, drill sergeants, and

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers, drill sergeants, and officers of Foxtrot Company 1-34 Infantry Regiment salute the flag during the playing of reveille on Aug. 22, 2016. Honoring the raising of the National Color... More

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers from Foxtrot Company,

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers from Foxtrot Company,

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers from Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment conduct rappelling operations from the Victory Tower mini wall on Aug. 23, 2016 at Fort Jackson, S.C. (U.S. Army Reserve ... More

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers of Foxtrot Company, 1st

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers of Foxtrot Company, 1st

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Soldiers of Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment conduct the rope bridge obstacles at the Victory Tower complex on Aug. 23, 2016. Foxtrot Company has a unique mission in t... More

Airmen from the 138th and 137th Security Forces Squadrons,

Airmen from the 138th and 137th Security Forces Squadrons,

Airmen from the 138th and 137th Security Forces Squadrons, Oklahoma Air National Guard, conduct rappelled descent maneuvers at Tulsa Fire Safety Training Center, Tulsa, OK, Sep. 15, 2016. The training was condu... More

Greek paratroopers with the 1st Paratrooper Commando

Greek paratroopers with the 1st Paratrooper Commando

Greek paratroopers with the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct rappelling and fast rope training for Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade... More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Gr... More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade,

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade,

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army instruct Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, how to rig and put on a MC 1-1C parachu... More

170626-N-NB544-133 CORAL SEA (June 26, 2017) Sgt. John

170626-N-NB544-133 CORAL SEA (June 26, 2017) Sgt. John

170626-N-NB544-133 CORAL SEA (June 26, 2017) Sgt. John Portugal (bottom left), from Vacaville, Calif., acts as a belay man for Lance Cpl. Will Bunch, from Rutherfordton, N.C., as he rappels from an MV-22B Ospre... More

The Soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment listen

The Soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment listen

The Soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment listen as Staff Sgt. Adam Powell, reconnaissance man, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and Sgt. Johnny Senteno, reconnaissance man, 2nd Reconnaissa... More

An Army National Guard Soldier completes the aircraft

An Army National Guard Soldier completes the aircraft

An Army National Guard Soldier completes the aircraft command and control portion of the Rappel Master course, June 13, 2018, at Camp Rilea near Warrenton, Oregon. In order to rappel off the aircraft, Soldiers ... More

Maj. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, commanding general of 4th

Maj. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, commanding general of 4th

Maj. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, talks with reconnaissance Marines with 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th MARDIV, during a rappel training exercise, at Mountain Exercise 3-... More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion,

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion,

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, descend down fast rope in the upper vehicle stowage are aboard the USS Arlington (LPD-24) during Composit... More

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, rappel down the rappel tower aboard Marine Corps Depot Parris Island, Feb. 4. The rappel tower is a training event designed to instill confidence with... More

190819-M-EC058-3075 RED SEA (Aug. 19, 2019) A Marine

190819-M-EC058-3075 RED SEA (Aug. 19, 2019) A Marine

190819-M-EC058-3075 RED SEA (Aug. 19, 2019) A Marine assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast-ropes onto the aircraft elevator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The Boxer A... More

Firefighters from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron

Firefighters from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron

Firefighters from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters observe fellow firefighters during their rappelling evaluation at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 26, 2020. Observers and the belay system allow s... More

Fort McCoy’s Rappel Tower training area is shown May

Fort McCoy’s Rappel Tower training area is shown May

Fort McCoy’s Rappel Tower training area is shown May 28, 2020, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training area is a common training area for firefighters and others completing rappelling and ropes ... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Caleb Bray rappels in the hangar

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Caleb Bray rappels in the hangar

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Caleb Bray rappels in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the East China Sea, June 2, 2015. Bray is a member of the security element with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Marit... More

Army Capt. Wilfredo Velez, 101st Troop Command, Puerto

Army Capt. Wilfredo Velez, 101st Troop Command, Puerto

Army Capt. Wilfredo Velez, 101st Troop Command, Puerto Rico National Guard, and 130th Engineer Battalion assistant operations officer, adjust his "Swiss Seat" prior to walking up the tower for his rappel jump. ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Ivey, 100th Civil

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Ivey, 100th Civil

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Ivey, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighter from Irving, Texas, rappels from the top of a water tower, 120-feet above the ground, during a technical rope re... More

Sgt. 1st Class William L. Peterson Jr., trainer mentor

Sgt. 1st Class William L. Peterson Jr., trainer mentor

Sgt. 1st Class William L. Peterson Jr., trainer mentor form 1st Battalion, 362nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Task Force Renegade, 5th Armored Brigade, Division, hugs his wife, Heather, after she conducted h... More

After fast roping from a helicopter, Marines work together

After fast roping from a helicopter, Marines work together

After fast roping from a helicopter, Marines work together to pull the slack out of the rope during a Helicopter Rope Suspension Training (HRST) course at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune April 2. Marine instruct... More

Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines hike a 35- km path

Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines hike a 35- km path

Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines hike a 35- km path up a mountain Jan. 15 during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. They carried packs waying close to 85 pounds and carried... More

Republic of Korea Force Reconnaissance Marines learn

Republic of Korea Force Reconnaissance Marines learn

Republic of Korea Force Reconnaissance Marines learn about skiing during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-3 Jan. 23 in Pyeongchang. They learned basic and advanced ski techniques during snow mobility training.... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremiah Skaggs poses in the

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremiah Skaggs poses in the

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremiah Skaggs poses in the hangar bay of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), at sea, March 16, 2015. Skaggs, from Stockton, California, has trained in multiple environments including Brid... More

A South Korean Marine watches as U.S. Marines perform

A South Korean Marine watches as U.S. Marines perform

A South Korean Marine watches as U.S. Marines perform pushups at the Mountain Warfare Training Camp March 16 in Pohang, Republic of Korea. During the morning routine, the Marines perform pushups, squat jumps an... More

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer Soldier from the

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer Soldier from the

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer Soldier from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), headquartered in Concord, Calif., practices rappel movement on the ground before going up to a 100-foot tower, July 19, duri... More

U.S. Marines Cpl. Adam Deleon and Lance Cpl. Alexander

U.S. Marines Cpl. Adam Deleon and Lance Cpl. Alexander

U.S. Marines Cpl. Adam Deleon and Lance Cpl. Alexander M. Averhart, both helicopter crew chiefs with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, conducts pre-flight inspections on a CH-53E Super Stallion before... More

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom is staged on a flight-line

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom is staged on a flight-line

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom is staged on a flight-line in preparation to transport crew members to conduct fast-rope training in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 21, 2015. The Marines and training... More

Soldiers in Basic Combat Training with E Company, 2nd

Soldiers in Basic Combat Training with E Company, 2nd

Soldiers in Basic Combat Training with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, stand ready on belay on a rainy fall morning for Soldiers rappelling down the 40-foot wall at Victory Tower on Fort Jacks... More

U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldiers from various

U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldiers from various

U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldiers from various Midwest states wait in line to rappel down a 40-foot tower during a multi-day training event at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Nov. 6. The 384th Military Police Ba... More

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, parked on the flight line prior to conducting helicopter rope suspension training (HRST) at Marine Corps ... More

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – While conducting physical readiness

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – While conducting physical readiness

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – While conducting physical readiness training, reserve and active duty drill sergeants work together to instruct new basic training Soldiers on the correct position and placement of their ha... More

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Non-commissioned officers of the

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Non-commissioned officers of the

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Non-commissioned officers of the 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment ensure that the Soldiers of Foxtrot Company have properly tied their Swiss Seat rappelling knot before they go down Vic... More

Airmen from the 138th and 137th Security Forces Squadrons,

Airmen from the 138th and 137th Security Forces Squadrons,

Airmen from the 138th and 137th Security Forces Squadrons, Oklahoma Air National Guard, conduct rappelled descent maneuvers at Tulsa Fire Safety Training Center, Tulsa, OK, Sep. 15, 2016. The training was condu... More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade,

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade,

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct rappelling and fast rope training for Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Ma... More

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry

Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and paratroopers from the 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army conduct a fast rope training exercise from a Gr... More

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade,

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade,

Greek paratroopers with 1st Paratrooper Commando Brigade, Greek Army instruct Sky Soldiers from B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, how to rig and put on a MC 1-1C parachu... More

Norwegian Maj.Gen. Odin Johannessen, the chief of Norwegian

Norwegian Maj.Gen. Odin Johannessen, the chief of Norwegian

Norwegian Maj.Gen. Odin Johannessen, the chief of Norwegian Army, participates in an ice-breaking drill alongside Maj.Gen. Russell A.C. Sanborn, the commander of Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, in Barduf... More

Soldiers of the Royal Bermuda Regiment train on rappelling

Soldiers of the Royal Bermuda Regiment train on rappelling

Soldiers of the Royal Bermuda Regiment train on rappelling as Capt. Mark Deal, ropes and recovery officer in charge for Expeditionary Operations Training Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, supervises the Sol... More

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