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U.S. Marines dangle from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as they practice Special Purpose Insertion and Extraction, or SPIE, rigging at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Sept. 11, 1997. The Marines, from Battalion Landing Team 3/2, are honing their skills in preparation for their deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in February of 1998.

U.S. Marines practice Special Purpose Insertion and Extraction rigging at Camp Lejeune.

U.S. Marines dangle from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter as they practice Special Purpose Insertion and Extraction, or SPIE, rigging at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Sept. 11, 1997. The Marines, from Battalion Landing Team 3/2, are honing their skills in preparation for their deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit in February of 1998.

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