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- I'm Captain Brian Kimmins,

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the Assistant Air Officer for the 13th MEU

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and Action Officer for
CARAT Malaysia 2018.

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So it's been pretty interesting

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working with our Malaysian counterparts

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over the last couple months,

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from starting the planning process,

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the planning conferences,
about four months ago,

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seeing this thing

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all the way through
planning and execution,

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just seeing how they operate
in jungle environments

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that we're not used to

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and just seeing some of the different TTPs

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that they utilize in these environments.

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It's important to conduct this training

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because it increases the
warfighting capabilities

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of both the U.S. and our
Malaysian counterparts

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and it allows us to integrate
in the maritime environment

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and thus strengthening
partnerships in the region.

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The highlight of the
training so far, I think,

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has been our tactical
air control party shoot

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where we got to integrate

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with controllers from
the Number Six Squadron

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of the Royal Malaysian Air Force,

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getting them to see how we
conduct close air support,

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see how they conduct close air support,

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and see how there are
actually a lot of similarities

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between how we do that

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and then getting to see
the F-35 deploy ordnance

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for the first time in
this part of the world

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was pretty awesome and the
Malaysians were really excited

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to see that, as well.

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