WEBVTT 00:00.640 --> 00:02.640 really . We had three goals for the 00:02.640 --> 00:04.751 deployment . First was operating in a 00:04.751 --> 00:07.029 high altitude cold weather environment . 00:07.029 --> 00:09.196 Mack tack integration with H . L . A . 00:09.196 --> 00:11.418 To 69 . And then for us to complete our 00:11.418 --> 00:13.084 Marine Corps combat readiness 00:13.084 --> 00:15.251 evaluation for our upcoming deployment 00:15.251 --> 00:18.670 and first of County You're 22 . So we 00:18.670 --> 00:22.290 did Two events out here for our combat 00:22.290 --> 00:24.290 readiness evaluation . One of those 00:24.290 --> 00:26.270 events was a tactical recovery of 00:26.270 --> 00:28.437 aircraft and personnel event which was 00:28.437 --> 00:30.930 integrated with HTML 8-69 as well as we 00:30.930 --> 00:33.230 conducted an air assault . They're 00:33.230 --> 00:35.452 really important to train , I would say 00:35.452 --> 00:37.508 specifically in this environment out 00:37.508 --> 00:40.030 here in colorado , Um high altitude . 00:40.030 --> 00:42.252 Just to put it in perspective for you , 00:42.252 --> 00:44.474 we're at sea level down at Marine Corps 00:44.474 --> 00:46.697 station , New River and then up here at 00:46.697 --> 00:48.863 Colorado where we're currently located 00:48.863 --> 00:50.863 at Peterson Space Force space . The 00:50.863 --> 00:52.863 elevation is 6000 ft . The aircraft 00:52.863 --> 00:55.060 operates very differently at 6000 ft . 00:55.070 --> 00:57.126 And then we have the rocky mountains 00:57.126 --> 00:59.126 just to our west here . The highest 00:59.126 --> 01:01.730 point being 14,000 ft . Aircrew really 01:01.730 --> 01:05.420 have to look at how the 01:05.430 --> 01:07.652 aircraft operates in this environment , 01:07.652 --> 01:09.430 which is very different than it 01:09.430 --> 01:12.640 operates at sea level Squatter 01:12.640 --> 01:15.220 integrated with 269 through the 01:15.220 --> 01:17.387 establishment of a couple of different 01:17.387 --> 01:20.710 e A B . S as well as we provided Combat 01:20.710 --> 01:23.180 assault transport in support of them . 01:23.180 --> 01:25.870 And then we conducted tactical events 01:25.870 --> 01:28.092 with them through Mac tap integration , 01:28.092 --> 01:30.092 one which I've already mentioned is 01:30.092 --> 01:32.203 through the trap and then the the Air 01:32.203 --> 01:34.370 Assault , Annie A B is a expeditionary 01:34.370 --> 01:36.870 advanced base and it goes into the 01:36.880 --> 01:39.400 expeditionary advanced base operations 01:39.400 --> 01:42.770 concept And what we did out here with H . 01:42.770 --> 01:45.460 M . L . A to 69 in this environment . 01:45.460 --> 01:47.349 We were able to rapidly establish 01:47.349 --> 01:49.820 several EABS uh and then when the 01:49.820 --> 01:52.380 tactical situation dictated were able 01:52.380 --> 01:54.158 to collapse the Z A . B . S and 01:54.158 --> 01:56.700 retrograde them or move them very 01:56.700 --> 01:59.320 rapidly in a period of about 4 to 6 01:59.320 --> 02:02.330 hours trap is a tactical recovery of 02:02.330 --> 02:05.290 aircraft and personnel . So the trap 02:05.290 --> 02:07.068 event that we did , there was a 02:07.068 --> 02:10.530 simulated downed Air Force pilot . The 02:10.530 --> 02:13.620 desk redirected a flight of two MB 20 02:13.620 --> 02:16.200 two's overhead where the down air Force 02:16.200 --> 02:19.180 pilot had been down . We had a 20 to 69 02:19.230 --> 02:21.800 go in and authenticate that pilot 02:21.810 --> 02:24.190 confirmed who he was and then we were 02:24.190 --> 02:26.750 able to come in with the two V 22 and 02:26.750 --> 02:29.160 actually land in the objective area and 02:29.170 --> 02:31.900 recover him . We also integrated our 02:31.900 --> 02:33.956 flight surgeon as well as our Corman 02:33.956 --> 02:36.178 into that event . Once they were on the 02:36.178 --> 02:38.122 back of the aircraft , they had to 02:38.122 --> 02:40.067 stabilize the patient which took a 02:40.067 --> 02:42.233 little bit for us to take off and once 02:42.233 --> 02:44.410 he was stabilized properly strapped in 02:44.410 --> 02:46.577 the aircraft , we were able to get him 02:46.577 --> 02:48.688 out of the out of the zone and into a 02:48.688 --> 02:50.743 higher level echelon of care . Mhm . 02:50.743 --> 02:52.910 The role of mm to 66 is to support the 02:52.910 --> 02:54.854 MAG Taf commander through a combat 02:54.854 --> 02:56.743 assault , transport , movement of 02:56.743 --> 02:58.910 combat troops , supplies and equipment 02:58.940 --> 03:00.718 and day or night in all weather 03:00.718 --> 03:02.662 environments . And I think the all 03:02.662 --> 03:04.884 weather environments piece really plays 03:04.884 --> 03:07.218 on what we did here in Colorado Springs . 03:07.218 --> 03:09.384 In this high altitude and cold weather 03:09.384 --> 03:09.130 environment , an environment that we 03:09.130 --> 03:11.297 don't get an opportunity to train in . 03:11.297 --> 03:14.540 Very often , The squadron learned that 03:14.540 --> 03:16.596 are planning considerations are very 03:16.596 --> 03:18.762 different . You know , how many combat 03:18.762 --> 03:18.650 troops that we can actually carry at 03:18.650 --> 03:20.872 sea level is different from how many we 03:20.872 --> 03:22.817 can carry up here in Colorado . In 03:22.817 --> 03:26.680 these 6000 ft plus altitudes , I also 03:26.680 --> 03:28.736 learned how to better integrate uh , 03:28.736 --> 03:31.013 with our H M . L . A counterparts , uh , 03:31.013 --> 03:33.480 and ultimately it made us a better 03:33.480 --> 03:35.560 assault support squadron and more 03:35.560 --> 03:38.350 combat capable . The squadron will look 03:38.350 --> 03:40.294 to do more things like this in the 03:40.294 --> 03:40.550 future .