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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Josh Cuyler with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, checks Marines’ gear in preparation for special patrol insertion and extraction rigging training at Kin Blue training area, Okinawa, Japan, on Aug. 12, 2021. SPIE rigging techniques are used to rapidly insert and extract Marines when a landing zone is unavailable.

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