U.S. Soldiers with the 7th Special Forces Group fast rope out of a CH-47 Chinook.

U.S. Soldiers with the 7th Special Forces Group fast rope out of a CH-47 Chinook.

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February 5, 2013 - U.S. Soldiers with the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) fast rope out of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, during a training event at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The Green Beret Soldiers practiced the Special Purpose Insertion Extraction technique, used to rapidly insert or extract soldiers from a terrain and the Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES) during training. FRIES is a technique used to lower Soldiers by means of a thick rope into areas where helicopters cannot land.

Location: Eglin Air Force Base, Florida