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  • Thrill-seekers get ‘strung out,’ Marine Corps style

    08/04/2005 5:50:12 PM PDT · by SandRat · 13 replies · 628+ views
    Marine Corps News ^ | Aug 4, 2005 | Lance Cpl. Stephen Holt
    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2005) -- Imagine dangling from a helicopter, zipping along at more than 80 miles an hour, with a crystal clear view of the coast and Marines on the ground looking like ants. That’s how Marines with 1st Force Reconnaissance Company spent their day July 28 — literally hanging by a thread to brush up on SPIE-rigging (special purpose insertion extraction) and “fast-roping” techniques. The training was held to requalify those who train Marines in such skills. Fast roping is the “main means” of inserting Marines quickly when a helicopter can’t land, said...
  • Recon Marines

    07/03/2003 8:08:32 AM PDT · by squirt · 18 replies · 372+ views
    http://www.rollingstone.com/features/featuregen.asp?pid=1696