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School's in Session: Report to the Tower

Two soldiers rappel down a tower.
Ready to Rappel
Soldiers rappel off a tower at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240220-A-ID763-8472N
A soldier rappels upside down.
Upside Down
A soldier rappels off the rappel towers at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240220-A-ID763-3605M

With harnesses on their hips, hardhats on their heads and rope in their hands, soldiers participating in air assault school rappelled off towers at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

During air assault school, soldiers train on rotary wing aircraft, aircraft safety, aeromedical evacuation procedures, pathfinder operations, principles and techniques of combat assaults, rappelling techniques and sling-load operations. These trainings prepare soldiers to make use of their helicopter skills in combat.

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A soldier rappels from a tower as seen from the side.
Side View
A soldier rappels off a tower at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240220-A-ID763-7151
A soldier helps a fellow soldier rappel down a tower.
Working Together
A soldier rappels off a tower at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240220-A-ID763-5691
Soldiers help a fellow soldier rappel down a tower in a desert-like area.
Tower Talk
Soldiers rappel off a tower at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240220-A-ID763-3533
A soldier helps a fellow soldier rappel down a tower as fellow soldiers watch.
Working Together
Soldiers rappel off a tower at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 20, 2024.
Credit: Army Sgt. Vincent Levelev
VIRIN: 240220-A-ID763-1367

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