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Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard USS Iwo Jima demonstrate a fast-rope exercise for participants in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference who visited the ship Sept. 21, 2008.

FAST-ROPE DEMO

Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard USS Iwo Jima demonstrate a fast-rope exercise for participants in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference who visited the ship Sept. 21, 2008.

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