I MEF EOTG: Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Course

Credit: Cpl. Dean Gurule | Date Taken: 06/14/2023
U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, participate in a helicopter rope suspension techniques course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I MEF, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 13-14, 2023. The helicopter rope suspension techniques course creates HRST masters which are capable of supporting fast rope, rappel, and special patrol insert extraction operations from any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor aircraft as a means to insert and extract ground forces into or from rough terrain and urban areas. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dean Gurule)