MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES
12.16.2020
Photo by Cpl. Seth Rosenberg
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Wilmes, an aircraft rescue and firefighting specialist with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, cuts through a simulated crash site during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 16, 2020. The Marines took part in a week-long course designed to develop TRAP capabilities and aid in the recovery of isolated personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)
A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), touches down at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 16, 2020. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 11th MEU, used the Super Stallion for transportation during a week-long course designed to develop Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel capabilities and aid in the recovery of isolated personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)
U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) training scenario at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 16, 2020. The Marines took part in a week-long course designed to develop TRAP capabilities and aid in the recovery of isolated personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)
