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A Marine rappels from a rope attached to a hovering helicopter in a pinkish blue sky.

Hovering Hues

A Marine rappels from a UH-1Y Venom during a helicopter rope suspension techniques course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11, 2024. The course is designed to enable Marines to perform helicopter insertions and extractions, rappels and other rope techniques when landing an aircraft is not feasible.

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