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- I know that that crash somewhere

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in the Apache Fleet was inevitable.

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It just so happened
that happened in Texas,

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and it took the lives
of two of our aviators.

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But that event triggered
a sense of urgency

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and a series of events to
make that component stronger

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and healthier and prevented the loss

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of life elsewhere in the fleet.

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- I think the Army was very wise

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in making this the first battalion

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to field the new strap pack
for this Apache helicopter

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in the entire Army.

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- [Man] Along the seal
and then the bottom up.

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- The Army has gone the
extra mile to make sure

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to modify the aircraft,
put a new part on it

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that's gonna be much safer.

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And now we'll go forward,
and they'll continue

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to do what they've trained to do

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and that's fly this aircraft
and train for combat.

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- Crews would come in from
gunnery, would shut down,

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and before another crew
got in the aircraft,

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crew chiefs would have to go up

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to the top of the rotor head

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and conduct that borescope

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using a high-resolution borescope.

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That's happening across
the entire Apache fleet

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whether they're deployed overseas,

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or they're here at CONUS.

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So operationally, the new strap pack,

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or the meganut as they call it,

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that's going to reduce some
of the operational strain

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on our pilots going forward.

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- This is about readiness
and capability for our Army,

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and so they are really
going the extra mile

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to get this done, get it done quickly,

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but making sure that it's
got the quality control

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and all those things in place

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so that our pilots are confident,
they're ready to go train,

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and we focus on training
with this helicopter.

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- I do hope that the families see this

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as a very concerted effort
by the senior leadership

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from the top of the Army Chief of Staff

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down to the unit level
that we're all committed

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to making this a safer
environment for their soldiers.