Corporal Justin A. Bopp, the reproduction graphics production chief with 1st Marine Division Combat Camera, and a native of Des Moines, Iowa, placed in several categories in the 2013 Visual Information Awards Program contest. Most notably, he placed first in publication and was the runner up for military graphic artist of the year. The VIAP contest is a prestigious competition held by the Defense Information School aboard Fort George G. Meade, Md. The service members products were evaluated by professional judges who all were experts in their fields. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Silvano/released) - Corporal Justin A. Bopp, the reproduction graphics production chief with 1st Marine Division Combat Camera, and a native of Des Moines, Iowa, placed in several categories in the 2013 Visual Information Awards Program contest. Most notably, he placed first in publication and was the runner up for military graphic artist of the year. The VIAP contest is a prestigious competition held by the Defense Information School aboard Fort George G. Meade, Md. The service members products were evaluated by professional judges who all were experts in their fields. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Silvano/released)
Marine Corps Master Sgt. Randy Messineo, operation chief, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, and a native of Boston, salutes the crew of a C-130 Hercules aircraft as he jumps out of it during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the plane, the line pulls the deployment bag out of the pack on the Marine’s back causing the parachute to inflate. - Marine Corps Master Sgt. Randy Messineo, operation chief, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, and a native of Boston, salutes the crew of a C-130 Hercules aircraft as he jumps out of it during a double-bag static line course held in Parker, Ariz., March 24, 2014. A static line is a cord attached from one end of the aircraft to the other. When the Marine jumps from the plane, the line pulls the deployment bag out of the pack on the Marine’s back causing the parachute to inflate.