Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion,

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope out of a CH-53E Super Stallion during the Carrier Strike Group 4 Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 25, 2018. COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU’s abilities to conduct military operations at sea and project power ashore through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)