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^- Hey Marines, Corporal Hodges here.

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^Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group

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recently conducted Special Patrol

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Insertion and Extraction training

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as part of their Helicopter Ropes Suspension Techniques

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re-certification course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

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SPIE line operations are used to

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rapidly insert or extract Marines from areas

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which are too difficult for a helicopter to land.

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In order to maintain operational readiness,

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the Marines' re-certification is consider a top priority.

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Also in the Corps, Urban Advanced Technology Exercise 2018

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just wrapped up at Camp Pendleton, California.

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The exercise is designed to help the Marine Corps

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stay current with the world's

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ever-changing levels of technology.

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Marines were given the chance to get hands-on experience

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with the new proposed technologies

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and help determine their effectiveness

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and maintain the Marine Corps' fighting edge.

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And that's your Marine Minute.

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