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Jump Week, Day and Night

A C-130 Hercules lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the U.S. Marine Corp’s weeklong jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week

A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stows suspension lines preparing a parachute on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Marine unit spent the week working on their parachute qualifications practicing static line and high-altitude, low-opening jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, straps a parachute to his body in preparation for a static line parachute drop on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training ensures that jumpers and flight crew are ready to respond to real world events throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, waits to have equipment checked in preparation for a static line parachute drop on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Marine unit spent the week working on their parachute qualifications practicing static line and high-altitude, low-opening jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, waits while the jump master performs an equipment inspection in preparation for a static line parachute drop on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training ensures that jumpers and flight crew are ready to respond to real world events throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, rests in a hanger before a static line parachute drop on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Marine unit spent the week working on their parachute qualifications practicing static line and high-altitude, low-opening jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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Marines with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, walk to a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules before a static line parachute drop on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Marines work with the 36 AS four times a year to help maintain jump qualifications and promote bilateral training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

Airmen with the 36th Airlift Squadron and Marines with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force set up an angle marker at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 10, 2017. III MEF Marines conducted weeklong jump training from an Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 36 AS. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Benjamin J. Shest, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Marines with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, wait in a C-130 Hercules before a static line parachute drop on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Marines work with the 36th Airlift Squadron four times a year to help maintain jump qualifications and promote bilateral training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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Marines with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, wait in a C-130 Hercules before a static line parachute drop on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift supports to U.S. Marine Corp’s weeklong jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, jump master instructs fellow Marines using hand signals while flying in a C-130 Hercules before a static line parachute drop on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training ensures that jumpers and flight crew are ready to respond to real world events throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, secures his pack before a static line parachute drop out of a C-130 Hercules on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Marine unit spent the week working on their parachute qualifications practicing static line and high-altitude, low-opening jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, waits on the edge of open C-130 Hercules cargo door for signal to jump during a static line parachute drop on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift supports to U.S. Marine Corp’s weeklong jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, hooks up and prepares to perform a static line parachute jump from a C-130 Hercules on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training allowed Marines to practice jumping while also allowing Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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Marines with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, perform a static line parachute jump on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift supports to U.S. Marine Corp’s weeklong jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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Marines with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, parachute to the ground after a static line jump on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training allowed Marines to practice jumping while also allowing Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force drop from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 10, 2017. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force carries his parachute after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 10, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force runs with his parachute after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 10, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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A C-130 Hercules prepares to park on the flight line after a day of personnel static line jump exercises on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Marines work with the 36th Airlift Squadron four times a year to help maintain jump qualifications and promote bilateral training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

1st Lt. John Adams, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H navigator, sets up drop zone indicator lights at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump week. U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division III Marine Expeditionary Force conducted weeklong jump training from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 36 AS. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and time-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week: Day and Night

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dustin Brown, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, dons a safety harness during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the U.S. Marine 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force’s week-long jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

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Jump Week: Day and Night

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force board a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the U.S. Marine Corp’s week-long jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

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Jump Week: Day and Night

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force sit and wait for the opportunity to jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

A C-130 Hercules takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to U.S. Marine Corp’s weeklong jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week: Day and Night

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force sit in a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

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Jump Week: Day and Night

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dustin Brown, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks out the side door of a C-130 Hercules during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the U.S. Marine 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force’s weeklong jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

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Jump Week: Day and Night

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force sits in a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the Marine’s week-long jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

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Jump Week: Day and Night

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force waits for his opportunity to jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

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Jump Week: Day and Night

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force stand ready to jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the Marine’s week-long jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

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Jump Week: Day and Night

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force jump from the back of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

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Jump Week: Day and Night

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force jumps from the back of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during jump week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force descend to the drop zone after exiting from an Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force descends to the drop zone after exiting from an Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

A U.S. Marine form the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force lands to the drop zone at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

A U.S. Marine form the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force lands to the drop zone at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

A U.S. Marine form the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force recovers a parachute after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

A U.S. Marines form the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force pack a parachute after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

U.S. Marines form the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force packs a parachute after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

A U.S. Marine form the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force recovers a parachute after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and timed-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

1st Lt. John Adams, right, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules navigator, shows Marines from the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force how to operate drop zone indicator lights at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump week. III MEF Marines conducted weeklong jump training from a U.S. Air Force C-130H, assigned to the 36 AS. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice flight tactics and time-package drops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

A C-130 Hercules lands at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017, during Jump Week. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the U.S. Marine Corp’s weeklong jump training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Jump Week

A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stows suspension lines preparing a parachute on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Marine unit spent the week working on their parachute qualifications practicing static line and high-altitude, low-opening jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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Jump Week, Day and Night

Published Jan. 12, 2017
374th Airlift Wing public affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stows suspension lines preparing a parachute on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Marine unit spent the week working on their parachute qualifications practicing static line and high-altitude, low-opening jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)