FAST-ROPE TRAINING A Marine descends down a rope as part of fast-rope training aboard the USS Makin Island at sea, Aug 13, 2014. The Marine is assigned to Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are deployed as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.07 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 826108-N-NKP17-349.jpg Photo Gallery