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The CH 53K is 2nd Marine Aircraft Wings

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powerhouse asset .

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We are poised to deliver troops , cargo ,

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and heavy equipment around the globe in

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any climate in place .

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The marines and sailors of HMH 461 are

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hungry to tackle new challenges and are

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standing by to deploy at a moment's

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notice .

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Acree is a Marine Corps combat

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readiness evaluation . This Mcree and

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what we've built for this deployment

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for training to South Florida focuses

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on distributed aviation operations

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concepts , and the overarching notional

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mission that we've put together is

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focused on humanitarian assistance and

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disaster relief efforts .

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We use this deployment for training to

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integrate with some of our other marine

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units organic to meth . We have

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2 lad down here with us acting in the

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capacity of a security force for some

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of our HADR missions in and around the

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area . So one way that we've integrated

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with 2 lad is exercising the external

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lift of their joint light tactical

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vehicle and showcasing the ability to

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displace them long range that also

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allowed us to integrate with 2 DSB to

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conduct that external lift . We

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also had the opportunity to lift in

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army special forces underwater

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operations , rib boat and conduct trap

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with that same asset . Something that

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the Marine Corps doesn't typically do .

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We're trying to expand some of our TTPs

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with the CH2D3K , working with the Army

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Special Forces Group . They towed a

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boat out into the middle of the ocean ,

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and we were able to conduct an external

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lift of that boat from the ocean and

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deliver it back to land . And what that

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was simulating was in an HADR

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environment if they are . Some sort of

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sea-based tactics and one of their

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boats has a mechanical malfunction or

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even in a tactical environment if

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they're conducting some sort of under

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the radar ship to shore movement on a

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small boat , we would have the ability

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if that boat was rendered incapable of

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returning to the ship to go get it and

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it doesn't necessarily need to be on

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shore anymore . So that was a concept

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that we were exploring while down here

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on the DFT .

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We have to stay ready . We do a lot of

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training exercises , whether that's an

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extended training flight , a deployment

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for training . We participate in the

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service level training exercise , SLTE

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out in 29 Palms . We conduct rags with

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different units all around the Camp

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Lejeune complex , and so we're

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constantly in a state of training and

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preparing and with no deployments in

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the near future in the next couple of

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months or so . The squadron just needs

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to keep their eye on the prize and

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ready to deploy in case the blow goes

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up .