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Yeah .

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As part of the Marine Corps Executive

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Forum , a group of elected officials ,

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business executives and other

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influential leaders set out to spend a

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day with the core , learning about

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everything from current concepts and

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programs to Marine Corps history . The

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Marine Corps Executive Forum is a

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program that allows the Marine Corps to

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partner with cities and states

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throughout the country to advance the

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Marine Corps specific interests . In

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this case , the Marine Corps Executive

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Forum is focusing on working with

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individuals from certain cities and

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geographic areas that are strategic to

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the Marine Corps is interests . Marine

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Week is one of those interests and for

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example , today we're hosting 15 guests

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from the Cleveland Ohio area , which is

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the future site of Marine Week 2000 and

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12 . The day long event took the

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participants to the pentagon on a

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helicopter ride to the basic school

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board , Marine Corps Base quantico

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Virginia and to the National Museum of

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the Marine Corps . They learn how the

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core works operationally , the function

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of the Marine Corps martial arts

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program , how to fire four current

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weapons systems and got an in depth

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history lesson on the core . The Marine

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Corps Executive Forum gets a lot of

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value out of this event because it

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allows us to create ambassadors to the

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Marine Corps . It truly does . This is

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an opportunity for us to partner with

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very senior individuals and influential

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citizens from these specific cities and

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we create friends and we leverage these

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relationships for the better interest

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of the Marine Corps experiences of

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participants gave them a foundation of

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how the Marine Corps works and

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demonstrates capabilities . With their

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new working knowledge of the core .

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They can go back to their home cities

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and maintain a comprehensive working

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relationship with marine leaders ,

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paving the way her future operational

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success . From Washington , this is

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lance corporal Christopher baines .