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- When you're under the bird,

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it's just complete chaos.
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It's just like standing under a hurricane.

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Once the bird comes over you,

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it's like the eye of the storm,
nice, cool, quiet feeling.

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Soon as the bird comes in or leaves,

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you're on your own at that point.

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Once the bird hovers over
us, we have a few Marines,

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we have a static, hook man, safety.

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What the safety does is just make sure

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his platoon is good under the bird.

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One of the most important
jobs is the static.

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He's got to do his ground-out slings

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before the other Marines can touch them,

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because if he doesn't you'll get shocked.

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The hook man will come
in, hook up the load.

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As the bird lifts up, as
soon as they get tight,

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they just get out of there.

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Every external lift is a different story.

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There's a lot of dangers that can happen.

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Our Marines would just
love to get under the bird,

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get more proficient in their MOS,

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and just prepare for the worst.

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No matter what happens,
they'll still get the job done.

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(sparks sizzling)

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