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Video by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell
24 MEU conducts joint TRAP training with ODA
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Jan. 16, 2024 | 3:06
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) with U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia, January 16, 2024. TRAP training with SOF enforces and improves joint personal recovery tactics, training, and procedures for MEU- Special Operations Capabilities (SOC). Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) enhances the MEU’s capability to execute special skills operations by training the command element (CE), aviation combat element (ACE), and ground combat element (GCE). Realistic urban training (RUT) offers an enhanced opportunity for amphibious ready group (ARG)-MEU interoperability training in preparation for their upcoming deployment overseas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)
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