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Loadout Room photo of the day: 15th MEU Force Recon conducts nighttime fast roping

March 5, 2018 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

Loadout Room photo of the day: 15th MEU Force Recon conducts nighttime fast roping

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Nov. 29, 2017) – Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Maritime Raid Force fast-rope out of an MH-60S Seahawk aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The 15th MEU and America Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and to preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dusty Kilcrease)

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Scott Witner is the Editor of The Loadout Room and handles product sourcing for both Crate Club and Cuna Dog. He is a former Marine Corps Infantryman with 2ndBn/8th Marines and was attached to the 24th MEU(SOC) for a 6 month deployment to the Mediterranean. He has completed training in desert warfare at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, mountain warfare and survival at the Mountain Warfare Training Center and attended the South Korean Mountain Warfare school in Pohang.

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