US Marines practice parachute-jumping from a 250-foot tower, honing their airborne capabilities for missions around the world. – Vintage Photograph

US Marines from a base on the western US coast are pictured practicing parachute-jumping from a 250-foot tower. The students, wearing full military gear, are shown being prepared for the jump and sliding down the wires fast, simulating the experience of an airplane jump. This set of 5 pictures shows the Marines honing their airborne capabilities for missions around the world.US Marines from a base on the western US coast are pictured practicing parachute-jumping from a 250-foot tower. The students, wearing full military gear, are shown being prepared for the jump and sliding down the wires fast, simulating the experience of an airplane jump. This set of 5 pictures shows the Marines honing their airborne capabilities for missions around the world.

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THE UNITED STATES MARINES– NOW THEY’RE LANDING FROM THE AIR 48 rhaiste But Familiar to Americans since the founding of the country has been the terse commm- ique–“The Marines have landed!” Marine landings heretofore have been mostly by ship. Today, they’ll land not only by ship but from the air. These pictures, taken at a Marine base on the western U.S. coast, show airborne Marines practicing parachute-jumping from a 250-foot tower. The chutes slide down wires of the tower as fast as chutes from an airplane. 1) A student Marine parachute-trooper is being prepared for the trip to the top of the tower, where he will make a jump. (See other photos in this 5-picture set) (NOT FOR USE IN BRITISH ISLES) IMPORTANT NOT PAR OT FOR USE IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE OR BRITISH ISLES Se 48/42 E 114 779007 Flyg 1942 USA