U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division conduct a fast rope exercise out of a CH-53E Super Stallion at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 30, 2016.
The exercise was part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-17, a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. AaronJames Vinculado, MAWTS-1) Original public domain image from Flickr