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(helicopter blades whirring)

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- So my name is Captain Sean Miller with

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Det. One, Bravo Company,

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second in the 135th` from Colorado.

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When I'm flying the aircraft
and executing the mission,

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that's the easy part.

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So that's the time to let the brain

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kind of relax, focus on
mission management timelines.

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When you get back on
the ground that's when

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all the other tasks come back in

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and you've gotta jump right
back into go-mode again,

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alright planning, preparation,
rehearsals, execution.

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It's a never-ending list,
it's a song that never ends.

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(helicopter blades whirring)

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- Yeah, so, so far since
we've been out here,

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here for the northern strike for Michigan,

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been doing just a, as a chinook company

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we just do general support
missions for the most part.

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Yesterday we went out and did

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what we call a triple seven movement,

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which is a one five five
howitzer sling load.

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(helicopter blades whirring)

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It's been fun, it's been fun,

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like I said doing the
triple seven movement

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yesterday that was the first time

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I've ever picked up a howitzer.

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And going up there and
doing that was just awesome.

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You know, when you pick up and,

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you get used to flying,
certain torque settings,

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you know, just you know you get that

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muscle memory of where you need to be.

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And all of a sudden
you're blowing past that

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so you get to challenge yourself a bit

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as a pilot which is always nice to do.

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And then just to be able
to say that you've done it

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and other people haven't
is kinda nice too.

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(helicopter blades whirring)

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- The more we're out here training,

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the more that we're working on our tasks

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that make us great to protect the country,

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even if it's from fires or
floods or natural disasters,

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no matter what it is, anytime that we can

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get together with another state,

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another country, and share ideas,

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we're making ourselves
stronger for our state

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or for our country or for whatever,

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whoever we are serving.

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Guard, reserve or active duty,

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we're all trying to do the same thing.

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And we're sharing ideas.

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And when you're sharing those ideas

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you're making each other stronger.