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Marines fast rope from an MV-22 Osprey
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa
Dec. 8, 2017 | 1:34
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa practice fast roping out of an MV-22 Osprey at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Dec. 8, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and North Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Takoune H. Norasingh/Released)
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