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Fast roping prepares Marines for rapid ship-to-shore deployment (Interview - Hotsko)

Oct. 21, 2013 | 7:05

2nd Lt. Andrew K. Hotsko, platoon commander, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from Panama City, Pa., discusses fast roping during training at Camp Pendleton, Oct. 9, 2013. Fast roping is a technique that troops use to enter an area from a helicopter by descending from a rope. It enables Marines to quickly reach an area without landing an aircraft. Hotsko also discusses the strategic value of fast roping and how it is tactically employed. The battalion is schedule to deploy next spring with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Okinawa, Japan. Available in high definition.

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U.S. Marines and Australian Soldiers practice fast rope techniques

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 23 and Australian Army Soldiers with Charlie Co. 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment conduct a fast rope exercise with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (Reinforced) on Robertson Barracks Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 15, 2023. MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel Childs)

Aug. 14, 2023

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U.S. Marines and Australian Soldiers practice fast rope techniques

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