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| Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), prepare to land after jumping from a KC-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft during the static line personnel jump in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia, Aug. 17. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted annual training while providing support for the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). |
By Lance Cpl. Matheus J. Hernandez, Marine Corps Bases Japan
US Marines
PHNOM PENH, Kingdom of Cambodia — Marines from Okinawa traveled to Cambodia to refresh their skills and increase combined-joint interoperability by providing support for a U.S. Army jumpmaster course here Aug. 14-21.
Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted training, while providing support to soldiers with 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), during the course.
“The communication (was) really smooth on our end, and the Army’s as well,” said Marine Capt. Chad Magro, a pilot for VMGR-152.
The training helped prepare U.S. and host nation service members to work together in future humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts or contingencies.
“The purpose of combined-joint exercise training is to work with host nation forces and build rapport to better understand the area of operations that special forces work in,” said Sgt. 1st Class Jose Castro, communications staff noncommissioned officer in charge, 1st Bn., 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne).
“We get a better understanding of their unit breakdown and their day-to-day activities,” he said.
During the training, soldiers participated in a static line personnel jump and free fall with nearly 40 members of the Royal Cambodian Army.
A static line is a cord attached from an aircraft to the top of an individual’s parachute. The static line mechanism opens the parachute automatically once the passenger jumps from the aircraft.
“You perform jumpmaster parachute inspections before they can jump to ensure they rigged their parachutes properly,” said Sgt. 1st Class Vince Tracy, a parachute rigger with 1st Bn., 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). “You have to control the actions inside the aircraft to ensure that everything is done safely for the paratrooper to exit the aircraft and most importantly, to instill confidence in the jumper.”
VMGR-152 Marines also conducted internal aerial delivery training while in Cambodia, including cargo and military freefall to prepare their Marines for future deployments to Afghanistan and to meet annual readiness requirements.
The communication between Marines, soldiers and the Royal Cambodian Army was beneficial in all aspects of the training, according to Magro.
“It was great working with the Cambodians,” said Tracy. “They are very professional. They took what we had, incorporated it into their airborne operations and showed us different ways of doing things. Hopefully it can help us improve our operations and strengthen the relationship between our two countries.”
15 comments:
Great,they (Marine) come to Cambodia once again when Civil War breaks out. The training can very helpfull to assure where they are to land to protect the Cambodian rebels. Dr. Hun, Kitibandage, you have to get ready for this movement. Cambodian are fed up with you.
A KOY, ESCONCHON
What the fuck are they doing in Cambodia,
they come, they burn and they leave..
they came year 1970, they dropped boms and they leave year 1975..
We love America and Americans, but they're hate us.
This training for the next capture of Hun Sen and its terror clans (kla hoss 911).
ក្នុងមួយពិភពលោកនេះ អ្នកណាៗក៏ដឹងគ្រប់គ្នាទាំងអស់ថា
អាយ៉ងក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែន នេះ ជាមេក្បត់ជាតិ, ជាមេ
លក់ជាតិ, ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់, ជាមេខ្មែរក្រហម,
ជាមេទុច្ចរិត, ជាមេពុករលួយ, ជាមេក្រុមមនុស្សពាលនៅកម្ពុជាដែរ!
ហើយក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធំជាងគេនៅក្នុងប្រទេសខ្មែរសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ
បើខ្មែរយើងមិននាំគ្នាកំចាត់វានិងបក្សពួកវាចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានថ្ងៃបានសុខសាន្ត និងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រទេសជាតិ
ឱ្យចម្រើនលូតលាស់បានឡើយ។
cambodia always welcomes the US military to come and conduct military trainings, military exchange, etc in cambodia. we like america and american way of life, and we would like to see more american interest in cambodia as well, you know. welcome to a new era of cambodia. god bless cambodia.
love you long time, GI joes! welcome to cambodia.
yes, there are more to cambodia than you and i, really! life goes on, you know! god bless cambodia always.
there are a lot of rooms to grow in cambodia. please help bring in good changes and good influences, education, etc to cambodia for all. thank you.
We love your dick long time, Uncle Sam
Me, horny Khmer girl, wants to suck Marine dicks, please.
We understand, what Cambodian wants. But we need to remove Terror Hun Sen Regime out of Cambodia first; otherwise, Cambodia goes no where but a sinking ship!!!
I likes American laws and their system that about it.
cambodia needs a contingency plan for emergencies and crises of all types. please help train cambodia to be ready at all time. thank you. god bless america and cambodia.
6:39 PM - You are one of the Vietcong/Yuon Supports and members who is very blind and manipulated by Communist Vietcong folks. You want to destroy the freedom of Khmer people and democracy in Cambodia. If you are happy with the Communist regime, then move out of Cambodia and apply the residency in Communist Vietnam. Don't come back.
You always lied and talked stupid without knowing the fact and the secret provision from Communist Vietnamese folks who tricked and cheated on you. You are completely brainwashed just like Hun Sen and his CPP comrades.
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