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The chinook helicopter has long been

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touted as the army's workhorse able to

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transport troops , haul heavy equipment

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and perform medevac and recovery

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operations . The CH 47 D . Model has

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been in service since 1979 . The new

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model , the CH 47 F . Was first

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produced by Boeing in 2006 . It was

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first acquired by the Army in 2008 . U .

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S . Army pacific recently held an

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equipping ceremony at Ford Island

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Hawaii to welcome the new CH 47 F

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models into their service . I have a

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personal affinity for this aircraft

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because it saved my life so I can stand

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here in front of it and say thank you

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everyone who have part and putting this

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aircraft together . But especially

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especially to the young soldiers and

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crewman who are gonna fly this

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magnificent machine . The CH 47 F

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boasts an upgraded and modular design ,

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improved engines , better durability

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and an advanced electronic package . It

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definitely cuts down on manpower versus

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you know , if if we have um five guys

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versus before it may take maybe 15 guys .

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Um it definitely cuts down on time . Um ,

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you know , with the ease of removing

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components , um , uh , mainly the pylon .

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Um , it definitely cuts down on , on

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the , the work hours , you know , the

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man hours it requires to remove these

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components um , to get this aircraft

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ready for deployments , the flight

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control systems , the new digital

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system allows us to even come just

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pressing a few buttons , allowing us to

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just become cockpit managers rather

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than straight up pilots coming into a

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dusty environment where you can't see

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anything 00 visibility . You can just

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beat down safely , allow for troops ,

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cargo and everything to be unloaded and

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arrive safely and come back safely .

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The new chinook will pick up where its

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predecessor left off and continue to

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gallop forward as the Army's workhorse

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staff sergeant Richard , Colletta ,

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Ford Island Hawaii .