26th MEU performs a TRAP exercise
Official USMC Photo by Cpl. Rick O'Connor
001017-M-8230O-002, DOGANBEY, TURKEY -- Marines from 26th MEU (SOC) Battalion Landing Team 2/2 Fox Company's First Platoon quickly board a CH-53E Super Stallion after successfully completing a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) mission here. During the simulated TRAP, the Marines landed, secured the area and rescued two downed pilots in less than five minutes. The mission was held during Destined Glory 2000, a NATO multinational exercise that combines the air, naval and landing forces of several NATO countries to build cooperation and interoperability in the Mediterranean region.