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- [Gunnery Sgt. Tenzin] We're conducting a HALO exercise.

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I know it's to train, not just the 0811s from our unit,

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^but also the HHQ marines who pretty much participate in

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^strapping all the ammo, the guns to the actual helicopters

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and also for the pilots to get an understanding of exactly

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how a HALO lift is conducted.

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For us to get in and out we need helicopters.

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Without those guys, we wouldn't happen.

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With the HALO ops, it just gets us there a lot faster,

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a lot smaller footprint.

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So this then, from seven now, for two.

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We choose MACs, right around 31 clicks.

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Weighs about ten thousand pounds

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and shoots off 155 millimeter projectile

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and the projectiles range from HE high explosives,

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to illumination, to smoke (inaudible) rounds.

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For us as artillery men, raids are pretty much

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a common occurrence.

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Let's say, a full line of troops,

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the Marines can't cross it for whatnot,

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and we need to provide fire support, this gets us in fast,

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through our rounds, and gets us out fast.

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Without MAB helping us out, we wouldn't have the capability

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to actually fly up, go somewhere else, wherever it may be.

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