Marines, Airmen, and Soldiers Jump From C-130 Hercules

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A U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division jumps from a C-130 Hercules during a free-fall parachute jump operation at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, on Oct. 26, 2023. Marines, Airmen, and Special Operations Soldiers practiced static-line and free-fall jumps to hone their abilities for airborne operations. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

Marines, Airmen, and Sold...

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez/Released 231026-M-CX509-1448.JPG

Oct 30, 2023

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division jumps from a C-130 Hercules during a free-fall parachute jump operation at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, on Oct. 26, 2023. Marines, Airmen, and Special Operations Soldiers practiced static-line and free-fall jumps to hone their abilities for airborne operations. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Canon EOS R6

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RF28-70mm F2 L USM

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