Royal Thai Marine Corps

February 2014

Sattahip Naval base

An anchor and a sea horse

the symbols of the Sattahip naval base in Chonburi province

Seahorses overlooking the Sattahip bay

On this February 2014 a visit was made to the Sattahip Naval base riggers team.

At the LRRP team home base guard post before heading for Sattahip 160

kilometers away.

A beautiful view of the Sattahip bay on a sunny day albeit the choppy

waters facing our living quarters

Captain Nak. Senior instructor for the Marine Corps parachute wing and

my former water jump mentor. There were a Marines graduation that day

therefore the white uniform.

With Captain Nak. At Sattahip naval base.

View from the door over the DZ in Sattahip

Free Fall exit for one of the riggers

Landing

The riggers barracks at Sattahip Marines base

The tower jump facing the rigging facilities , the tower has a helicopter skid

to practice rappelling and is fitted to allow for free fall exit practice

Morning briefing for some of the Marines parachute wing elements

The Navy riggers badge

Marine Recon at the Parachute wing.

The Marine Corps parachute wing is responsible for anything to do with

parachuting (rigging, training, competition etc…).

The typical woodland pattern has now been replaced by the Thai digital

pattern

two riggers at the training facility as there were visitors from another

province to the jump tower.

Instructor

Recon Marines badge

Two od the riggers at the jump tower tending to one of the students

A view of the rigging facility at the Thai Marine Corps

To note outside the rigging room the large dry room and water pools for

the MC1-1B chutes to be rinsed and dried after each water jump.

Rigging an MC1-1C

Donning the kit.

Senior Rigger Instructor

Team leader Phensee Nusamthia

Chief Phensee at the riggers room who was kind enough to pass on some

packing skills.

The order of the day , rigging 300 reserves.

The Royal Thai Navy parachute team

(Women team being all riggers) elements are also drawn f

rom the Navy Tahan Phran

One of the riggers / jumpers being checked at Utphao air base

Riggers about to board a navy aircraft prior to a jump at Utaphao air base

wings to be pinned down on jumpers

Thanks to the Royal Thai Marine Corps

Courtesy Pathfinder Asia

February 2014