Mediterranean Sea. A Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, descends from a UH-1Y Huey helicopter during a fast-roping exercise focused on maintaining proficiency in boarding a vessel aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) May 30, 2017.
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is underway with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Adaecus G. Brooks/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr