3d MSOB - MARSOC
U.S. DoD photo by SGT. Edmund Hatch
A Marine with the 3rd Marine Special Operations Battaltion (3d MSOB), MARSOC, fast-ropes from a UH-1 Huey helicopter during a training exercise.
Helicopter insertion and extraction techniques such as fast-roping, rappelling, use of spies rigs etc are a core skill for special operations forces and MSOBs are no exception.
Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is the the Marine Corps component
of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
Deploying as Marine Special Operations Teams (MSOTs), these highly trained Marines are roled with direct action raids, foreign internal defence, unconventional warfare and special reconnaissance operations.
