Recon Marines Conduct Static-Line Parachute Ops

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Cpl. Demetrius Morgan, 1st Marine Division:

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division sharpened their airborne abilities by conducting static-line parachute operations and free fall jump training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 16, 2015.

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1st Recon Bn’s mission is to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance in support of the division’s operations. Their mission focuses on acquiring information on the environment and enemy in areas which require human collection. Due to their extensive training, the personnel of 1st Recon are capable of conducting a wide variety of missions in any clime and place, including those which require air insert.

Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel Machado, an airborne and air delivery specialist with 1st Recon Bn., explained that inserting via airborne methods gives the battalion an important asset.

“This training is used so Marines are able to use parachute ops as a form of insertion into any area at any given time, including at night,” Machado said. “It’s important that we [are] able to insert from the air because one, we are able to insert into remote locations that vehicles can’t necessarily get to, Two, we …Read the Rest

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