The U.S. Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force has conducted helo-casting from a UH-1Y Huey at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan. HMLA-367 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific region as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

The training consisted of Marines executing multiple insertions with their tactical gear and combat rubber raiding crafts. Through realistic and cohesive training, III Marine Expeditionary Force increases its ability to rapidly deploy and employ forces. 

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Mills, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, demonstrates the proper use of a hoist system during helo-casting training at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 31, 2024. The training consisted of Marines executing multiple insertions with their tactical gear and combat rubber raiding crafts. Through realistic and cohesive training, III Marine Expeditionary Force increases its ability to rapidly deploy and employ forces. HMLA-367 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific region as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Mills is a native of Missouri.