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When

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more fighters train at Edwards Air

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Force Base in California , efforts are

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made to make that training realistic .

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Often as Christopher ball found , that

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means joint training opportunities .

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Marines from medium helicopter squadron

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7 64 stationed at Edwards gave Airman

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an opportunity to experience what it's

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like to destroy onboard a helicopter

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Edwards , Inspector General Colonel

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Georges Kiss . So the helicopter

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flights were all about providing Airman

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with training and experience . They can

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do this in a very controlled

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environment with a very carefully

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scripted procedural manner , without

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carrying a full load of combat year .

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For the marines who worked this mission ,

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it was a job well done and a good

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experience for all . It was actually a

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really good feeling to know that we're

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training these young airmen that are

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going to be going over to Iraq for the

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first time for their first score over

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there , Christopher ball Edwards Air

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Force Base California .