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7th Special Operations Group (Airborne) Soldiers lead fast rope training for 8 partner nations
U.S. Army South
May 8, 2024 | 3:42
7th Special Operation Group (Airborne) Soldiers lead Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training for service members and police officers from Barbados, Netherlands, Guyana, Mexico, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda and St. Kitts and Nevis during TRADEWINDS 24 (TW24) in Barbados, May 8, 2024. TW24 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, regionally oriented annual exercise and is part of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Large Scale Global Exercise 24, a series of all-domain military exercises executed alongside Allies and partners around the globe. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Joshua Taeckens)
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