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- [Jack] RAS, or resupply at sea,

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is a very significant evolution.

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A RAS allows the Bonhomme Richard to sustain itself

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while at sea for long periods of time

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for continued operations.

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- It's a coordinated effort amongst multiple ships,

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multiple departments, supply department, air department,

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deck department, combat cargo.

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Everybody's got a very specific role.

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Everybody's got a very specific thing they do.

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And then there's hundreds of Marines and sailors involved

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to make sure that the RAS goes the way it needs to.

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- [Jack] Sailors and Marines work together

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performing different tasks to ensure all the palettes

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and supplies are brought aboard.

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- So a RAS is important because that's how we're able

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to sustain ourselves while we're out at sea.

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Without it, we'd run out of fuel, we'd run out of chow,

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we'd run out of supplies,

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we'd run out of parts to keep aircraft flying.

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Everything that we need.

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It's a super important evolution.

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- [Jack] Reporting from the USS Bonhomme Richard,

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I'm Marine Corporal Jack Gnosca.