CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti -- 6/21/2006 -- U.S. Navy Quartermaster 1st Class Jonah Brixey guides a soldier from the 1/294 Guam Army National Guard Charlie Company through the trap door as part of a "Fast Rope" training. Fast Roping is the process of sliding safely to the ground on a rope from a low-hovering helicopter. The indoor training environment gave the soldiers the chance to practice the needed skills through a trap door -- dropping ten feet to a padded floor. QM1 Brixey said, "Most all of the guys picked it up pretty quick -- but I'm glad we did it here first."
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