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- My name is 1st Lieutenant O'Connell.

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I'm a platoon commander
with Alpha Company BLT15.

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(humming)

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Alpha serves as MET company for the BLT

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so we conduct amphibious assault

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in mechanized vehicles AAVs,

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from ship to shore supporting
any number of missions

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that the MEU needs,

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be it humanitarian
assistance disaster relief

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or no kidding assaults on objectives.

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We started moving in tracks
from the ship across shore,

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onto the objectives at
Snipe Mount and Combat Town.

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Clearing Combat Town and Snipe Mount,

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retaining those towns for 48 to 72 hours.

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Following, we started
floating to Cobra Gold.

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It started with an amphibious
assault from ship to shore,

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side by side with the Thais.

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It did demonstrate to me the capabilities

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of being able to work with the Thais

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and them able to flex all of our plans,

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us able to flex off their plans.

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Following that, we went up
to BCK, did squad ranges,

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working side by side with Thais again.

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(gunshots)

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And then, FINEX was the
culminating event which combined

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pretty much every asset the
Marine Corp has to offer.

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Helos came in and did
gun runs and rocket runs

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on an objective.

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Artillery and 81mm
mortars started shooting

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at the objective for supression.

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All of this allowed
Thai and American tracks

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to roll through that breach.

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Dismount the troops and then

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the troops assaulted through
the objective and secured it.

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I think the difference between
AAVs and helo or boat company

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is just our ability to bring everything

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that we could ever imagine to the fight.

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So boat and helo, you're nitpicking,

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but with us, hey, how much do you want?

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We can take it, no problem.

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