Marines conduct SPIE rigging training at Kin Blue training area

Marines conduct SPIE rigging training at Kin Blue training area

by Cpl. Levi J. Guerra
3rd Marine Division
August 16, 2021

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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