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Force Reconnaissance Company, First Reconnaissance Battalion

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train with the Third Marine Aircraft Wing

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to gain experience loading and unloading

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the internally transportable vehicle, or ITV,

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on an MV-22 Osprey and CH-53 Super Stallion

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March 11th and 12th

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this is the first time the Marines have practiced loading and unloading the vehicle

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it really hasn't been an established

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this is the way it must be done

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so, we're able to be out here brainstorming

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what works best and it's fun to be at that level of creation

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to embark on their mission

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the Marines must remove the straps

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anchoring the ITV down in the aircraft

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drive the vehicle off the aircraft

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set up the roll cage

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mount the weapons and get everyone in the vehicle

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the Marines shoot for all of this

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in just two minutes

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this is our first time working with this vehicle

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it's just getting the basics down

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the best way to set up security

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on insert and how to set the vehicle up

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as fast as we can, that way we provide security

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not only for ourselves, but also for the aircrew.

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the vehicles front and rear wheels

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are all steerable. The ITV also has

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air suspension and air compressors

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in each tire to adjust for maximum efficiency

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in whatever terrain.

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this is a light vehicle able to handle most terrain

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take it on go trails, things like that,

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a lot less footprint and say, for example, like

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a HUMVEE, MRAP, M-ATV might have

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this training enhances the Marines effectiveness

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for deep ground reconnaissance missions

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this allows us to us the extended legs

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of either the 53 or especially the MV-22

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which can take us out over 980 nautical miles

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and it can even refuel in transit

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combine that with when we get on the ground

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the ITV has about 300 miles

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of range. We can even bring gas cans along to

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extend that capability. Allows us to get a lot further

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into the battle space and carry a lot more

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equipment that you just couldn't bring if you

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were going foot mobile.

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the practice also strengthens

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the interoperability between the reconnaissance

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Marines and the air crew for future combat missions.

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Reporting for the Third Marine Aircraft Wing

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aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

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I'm Sergeant Max Pennington.

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