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(engine whirring)

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(soldiers shouting)

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- Exercise Sea Horse Wind is essentially

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^a battalion air assault.

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^This is the first time that Sea Horse Wind has been

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^executed in 14 years.

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So the overall mission of Sea Horse Wind is

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within the scenario Steel Knight, our goal is to lift

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a battalion into assault.

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^- This is an excellent opportunity for Marines

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^to do anything long-range, to utilize all the assets

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^that a Marine Air-Ground Task Force brings to bear.

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It's also something within the legacy

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of the Infantry Battalion and the MAGTF

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that they'll be able to carry on to the next unit

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to progress us into the future.

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Third MAW provides one of the most critical aspects

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^for the air assault.

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^They're providing the lift, the firepower,

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^and they're also providing the control of,

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not only the battlefield,

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but also the extraction of forces within the zone.

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- It's gonna provide those individual Marines,

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specifically at the lower level

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within the infantry at least,

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an opportunity to do an air assault.

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For that young lance corporal if this is his first time,

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^it won't be a surprise to him when he's a corporal sergeant,

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^staff sergeant, gunny, or he becomes

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^an infantry platoon commander at some point.

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^Have an opportunity to actually work with the birds,

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work with the crew, and then learn his craft

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of being an assault marine

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and going to the objective via aviation.

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