The Basic Reconnaissance Course class familiarizes themselves with Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction rigging southeast of Las Flores in an open field within the 41-area on Oct. 22. The training, also known as More
Spc. Kelly A. Escandon, a parachute rigger with the 861st Quartermaster Company Detachment 1 and a Lavergne, Tenn. native, moves empty palettes with a forklift at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Nov. 13, 2013. The More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Witmer, left, Tech. Sgt. Brian Sommers, and Master Sgt. Philip Shelton, aerial transportation specialists assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, M More
U.S. Soldiers from the S.C. Army National Guard work to prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk from Detachment 2, Company F, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, for sling-load mo More
U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard work to prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk from Detachment 2, Company F, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, S.C. Army National Guard, for sling-load mo More
U.S. Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard work to prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk from Detachment 2, Company F, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, for sli More
173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers from 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment and the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion prepare an M119 105mm Howitzer for parachute rigging March 19, 2015 at Avi More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company sitting ready to jump from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, during airbor More
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company jumps from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, during airborne operations t More
150528-M-QZ288-079: GULF OF ADEN (May 28, 2015) Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, are More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Raider Regiment, carries his multipurpose canine during special patrol insertion/extraction training at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Sq More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Brooks, 314th Operations Group instructor loadmaster, teaches U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Caleb Hertzler, 714th Training Squadron student loadmaster, about rigging on a heavy More
David Charles Shuman, instructor, Rigging for Rescue, prepares for an interview on Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., May 7, 2019. The course was held to better prepare mountain More
Pvt. Eduardo Pereda, an automated logistics specialist with 364th Quartermaster Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and Miami native, signals to the driver loading ammunition onto a load handli More
U.S. Army Spc. Michael Pelkey, a rigger with 11th Quartermaster Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, briefs Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army, on the dual row airdrop system at More
Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 assisted Marines of 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion conduct special purpose insertion and extraction training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, March 13.
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Steven H. Lamb, a platoon sergeant and jumpmaster assigned to the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), inspects a Soldier's equipment during the compa More
Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) parachute to the drop zone here July 19. The Fort Valley, Ga., based rigger unit is conducting three weeks of exercises wh More
Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster Company, 352nd Combat Service and Support Battalion, 642nd Regional Support Group, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) parachute to the drop zone here July 24. The For More
Master Sgt. T. Wade Shoemaker, a Nashville, Tenn. native and the noncommissioned officer in charge of the 861st Quartermaster Company Detachment 1 speaks with his soldiers at the beginning of the work day at Al More
U.S. Air Force Master. Sgt. Philip Shelton, right, aerial transportation specialist assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron explains aerial drop procedures to members of the Lithua More
150528-M-QZ288-087: GULF OF ADEN (May 28, 2015) Reconnaissance Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, con More
A multipurpose canine with Marine Raider Regiment, prepares to participate in special patrol insertion/extraction training at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 23, 2015. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadr More
U.S. Airman 1st Class Landon Swindle, 714th Training Squadron student loadmaster, receives training from U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Noah Polcar, 314th Operations Group instructor loadmaster, in the monster garag More
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Aimee Granger, staff noncommissioned officer, Mountain Medicine Course, Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC), prepares rigging equipment during a ropework course on MWTC, Bridge More
U.S. Soldiers with the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), prepare to jump from a C-130 Hercules cargo plane during annual training at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Caroli More
Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) parachute to the drop zone here July 19. The Fort Valley, Ga., based rigger unit is conducting three weeks of exercises whi More
Spc. Valerie L. Reed, a parachute rigger with the 861st Quartermaster Company Detachment 1 and a Clarksville, Tenn. native, ties down a load at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Nov. 11, 2013. The 861st QM Co. is th More
Lithuanian air force Staff Sgt. Geneadijus Risakovas, left, Sgt. Darius Dabužinskas, and Capt. Simonas Paulauskas wait at Coyle Field Airport, Chatsworth, N.J., Sept. 18, 2014, for container delivery systems to More
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company jumps from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, during airborne operations More
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company lands after parachuting down 1,500 feet from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Com More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Rick Meyers, mountain warfare instructor, Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) and Charles Padilla, retired Master Gunnery Sgt., mountain warfare instructor, (MWTC), climb a ro More
U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Jadallah, a rigger with the 11th Quartermaster Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, briefs Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army, on out load procedures at the More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Philip Shelton, aerial transportation specialist assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, looks through a night vision scope, in order to see container d More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company gather their parachutes after parachuting down 1,500 feet from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company 2-238th Aviation Regiment, More
A U.S. Marine and his multipurpose canine, both with Marine Raider Regiment, hang from a UH-1Y Huey assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, during special patrol insertion/extraction tra More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Padilla, mountain warfare instructor, Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) is secured into a rescue skid as part of an exercise during a ropework course on MWTC, Bridgeport, Cali More
U.S. Army Col. Christopher Sharpsten, 82nd Sustainment Brigade commander, briefs Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army, on rigging procedures at the heavy drop rig site in Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 3 More
Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster Company, 352nd Combat Service and Support Battalion, 642nd Regional Support Group, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) work to recover parachutes from shrubs and trees More
A Soldier (left) from Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, watches as a Marine from the Technical Rescue team, Chemical Biological Incident Respon More
Aerial transportation specialists assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, Middletown Pa., members of the Lithuanian air force, and a member of the Latvian air force untangle a par More
U.S. Marine assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company parachutes 1,500 feet down from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, during ai More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Raider Regiment, hangs from a UH-1Y Huey assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, during special patrol insertion/extraction training at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John Gordy, corpsmen, Mountain Medicine Course, Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC), observes the surrounding environment during a ropework course on MWTC, Bridgeport, Cali More
U.S. Army Sgt. Roderick Sharp, a rigger with 11th Quartermaster Company, 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, briefs Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army, on the joint precision airdrop sy More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Steven H. Lamb, a platoon sergeant and jumpmaster assigned to the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), seeks out the drop zone during the company's an More
Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster Company, 352nd Combat Service and Support Battalion, 642nd Regional Support Group, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) drop a heavy load to the drop zone here July 24. More
Soldiers from Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepare an anchor point with the help of a United States Marine from the Technical Rescue team, More
Aerial transportation specialists assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, Middletown Pa., members of the Lithuanian air force, and a member of the Latvian Air Force recover contai More
A UH-1Y Huey assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, lifts Marines with Marine Raider Regiment, during special patrol insertion/extraction training at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC), participate in a rescue exercise during a ropework course on MWTC, Bridgeport, Calif., May 10, 2019. The course was held to better prep More
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Allyn, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg commander, congratulates 11th Quartermaster Company 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion riggers on their job briefing Gen. Raymond T. More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Sommers, aerial transportation specialist assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron recovers a parachute that was attached to a container delivery sys More
A U.S. Marine assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company lands after parachuting down 1,500 feet from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Co. 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command More
U.S. Marines with Marine Raider Regiment, hang from a UH-1Y Huey assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, during special patrol insertion/extraction training at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, N More
U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare instructors begin lowering U.K. Royal Marine Colour Sergeant Ian Freeman, mountain warfare instructor, Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC), down a cliff face during a rope More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Timothy McGuire, 82nd Airborne Division Deputy Commanding General-Support, takes a moment to visit with Col. Christopher Sharpsten, 82nd Sustainment Brigade commander, after an 11th Quarter More
U.S. Soldiers with the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), prepare to jump from a C-130 Hercules cargo plane during annual training over Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training More
Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster Company, 352nd Combat Service and Support Battalion, 642nd Regional Support Group, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) drop CDS (container delivery system) bundles to t More
Aerial transportation specialists assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, Middletown Pa., members of the Lithuanian air force, and a member of the Latvian air force wait at Coyle More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company file into a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, during airborne operations tr More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Rick Meyers, mountain warfare instructor, Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC), climbs a rock face during a ropework course on MWTC, Bridgeport, Calif., May 9, 2019. The course More
U.S. Soldiers with the 421st Quartermaster Company, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), jump from a C-130 Hercules cargo plane during annual training over Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center in More
Soldiers of the 421st Quartermaster Company, 352nd Combat Service and Support Battalion, 642nd Regional Support Group, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) parachute to the drop zone here July 24. The Fort More
Aerial transportation specialists assigned to the 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, Middletown Pa. and members of the Lithuanian air force, recover container delivery systems dropped from a More
U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company parachute 1,500 feet down from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company, 2-238th Aviation Regiment, 11th Aviation Command, during a More