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- So ICEX in its entirety
is a multinational exercise

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and really the auspice of
trying to test some of their

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equipment and their personnel
in cold weather conditions.

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This exercise started in Anchorage.

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It's a long range search and
rescue exercise first for us

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in conjunction with the
212th Rescue Squadron.

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Simultaneously we're
supporting the Arctic Submarine

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Laboratory out of San Diego, California,

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basically making a push package for them

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to build an ice runway out in the Arctic.

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- We're approximately 150
miles north of mainland Alaska

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on the Arctic Ocean.

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We're standing on about
four to five feet of ice

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and it is about minus
20 degrees Fahrenheit.

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- The mission planning cell
gave us the coordinates

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for today's drop and gave us the situation

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that there was gonna be a
group, a small tent city

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up on the polar ice cap, and we are doing,

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we are delivering a
resupply bundle to them.

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And we did a few visual passes
to get a lay of the land,

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figure out what directions
the winds were going,

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figure out our run-in
and where our drop zone

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was gonna be at, and then
finally did a single pass

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straight in with the door and ramp open

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and we dropped that
bundle right on target.

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- When you're working in the Arctic

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it's very hard and you're very limited

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with the types of airframes you're moving.

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This aircraft is phenomenal
with bad weather,

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cold weather conditions, and also having

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a tremendous amount of cargo capacity,

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which has helped these folks
really get their camp going

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a lot quicker than they would've expected.

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- Today we're deploying our
Arctic sustainment package,

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transportation, sheltering
equipment, and rescue personnel,

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which is really just a large
survival kit that can house

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up to 28 survivors for
six and a half days.

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We use this for civilian

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rescue missions in the state of Alaska.

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- Both on the Air Force, Army, Navy,

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really any joint organization,

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we have a very good working relationship

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to get things done in
probably one of the most

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austere environments in the world.

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We have quite a few search
and rescues up here,

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and if it's a bad day for you
we have to collaboratively

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come together and use all
our different resources

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to get out and get folks help.