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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart ()

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Tullis, a reconnaissance Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, participates in pre-jump inspections prior to Military Free Fall and Low-Level Static Line parachute operations over Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, May 10, 2023. The training sustains operational readiness while ensuring Marines are prepared to rapidly insert into austere environments through multiple methods. Tullis is a native of Waco, Texas.

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