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I think if you ask any pilot , they

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would always say that their platform is

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the main effort . It's got the biggest

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hedge in terms of mission

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accomplishment . If they're not a V 22

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pilot , then I would say they're

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probably wrong . It is kind of almost

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like a transformer , but I love that it

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goes from helicopter to airplane with a

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push of a thumb wheel . You can employ

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multiple weapon systems on board and

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it's very versatile in any terrain .

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It's carrying cargo and or people . 46

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was pretty much the premier platform

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for assault support . And Osprey has

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just taken that and advanced it . We

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can go farther faster in doing so

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create a more deadly assault support

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platform . The V 22 is the cornerstone

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in my opinion to the mag tap and Marine

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Aviation , whether it's humanitarian

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assistance , disaster relief , combat ,

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assault , transport , precision strikes ,

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non combatant evacuation operations ,

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the operational status of the aircraft ,

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all in all is really good . Our

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maintainers really live up to the

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squadron's motto of second to none

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important steps in maintaining an

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aircraft is strict adherence ,

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procedures , maintenance by the books

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that ensures that nothing is missed and

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nothing is overlooked and 100% safety

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of the aircraft after maintenance has

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been completed , we do pre flight

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inspections , physical and visual

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inspections of the aircraft before we

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fly it . So those are some of the

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things that we do to make sure that we

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have a full scope and understanding of

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what the requirements are for us as

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pilots to make sure that we're making

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the safest decisions when we go fly .

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The feeling of watching aircraft fly

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away directly after your maintenance .

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It's pretty exhilarating and just

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knowing that we're there and we're all

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trained . A good feeling . I'm really

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proud to be a blue knight . I'm really

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proud of all the marines that I'm

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serving with right now . I think

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everybody is fantastic out here .