Marines with the reconnaissance detachment, 11th Marine

Marines with the reconnaissance detachment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, help an MH-60S Seahawk land on the flight deck during a modified fast-rope training exercise as part of the MEU's WESTPAC 14-2 deployment aboard the USS Makin Island Aug. 14, 2014. The 11th MEU and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations as a sea based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Demetrius Morgan/RELEASED)