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marines from air station Iwakuni helped

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rescue two men lost at sea for more

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than two days . The men left nominate

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toll on june 3rd and a 23 ft skiff

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headed to we know , chuck of the

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Federated States of Micronesia . After

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repeated search attempts by the U . S .

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Coast Guard proved unsuccessful . The

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Coast Guard asked for assistance from

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marines who were in nearby Guam for

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exercise . Geiger Fury . The Marines

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were given a 65 mile search radius .

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After only three hours of searching ,

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they spotted the missing boat . The

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aircrew dropped a life raft with water ,

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food and radio . The Marines then

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located a Japanese tanker 10 miles from

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this gift . We were able to render

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assistance and pick up the lost men .

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One of the parts of the C130 involved

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in the search effort . Captain Michael

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Smith says the mission was a complete

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success to be able to Not only

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find a little 23-foot boat out in the

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middle of the Pacific and then also

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luckily have a have a tanker ship

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within 10 miles of that small skiff to

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rare situations and then have our

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aircraft be able to coordinate the

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pickup of that little boat . So that

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Amazing situation . The other palette

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of the C130 . Captain Joseph Lennox

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says the rescue is more than just a

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memorable flight operation . It is a

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testament to the Marine Corps , its

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ability to execute operations on a

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moment's notice . I got about 1700

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hours in this airplane and I'd say

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that's probably about the most

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satisfying mission I've ever flown .

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You know , I do think it kind of beats

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is something special about the Marine

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Corps that you know , on short notice

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we're able to launch conduct this

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mission . Have it be a success ? I

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think that's the kind of thing that the

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american people expect out of us is

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that flexibility to just be able to

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execute a mission at the drop of a hat ?

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Uh , you know , I think we proved that

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today the men were taken home safely

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after boarding the japanese tanker ,

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didn't even have to go to the hospital ,

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Lance corporal Joshua ford Andersen Air

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Force Base wang .