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So we're a Marine air support squadron . 

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The main element of that is the direct 

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air support center . So being able to 

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employ a desk , there's four Marine air 

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support squadrons in the world , 

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There's one in the reserve , so three 

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in the active component . So this is 

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the first time the unit has come 

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together here at Marine Corps Air 

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Station Miramar with both coasts , 

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training in one location together for 

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the first time in many years . And this 

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allows us to train together to our 

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mission essential task in a field 

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environment . So especially with these 

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two weeks , keeping up with annual 

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training , Marine Corps is always 

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changing so that we can stay in the 

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fight . We're doing something different . 

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We have a new concept of operations 

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called expeditionary air base 

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Operations , the baby . Oh and with 

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that it's a new thing for us . So we 

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got to test our planning and operating 

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capabilities to stay in the fight . 

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It's really critical for us to keep up 

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with the training , especially as a 

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reserve unit , because we have several 

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things that we need to learn , teach 

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and understand . Marines need to 

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continue to be students of their M . O . 

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S and learn how to leverage the desk to 

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integrate the six functions of Marine 

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Corps aviation , as well as learn how 

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to model a thinking enemy . And most 

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importantly , we need to understand 

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what the future operating environment 

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looks like , how mass max integration 

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is critical to maG taff operations and 

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also how to leverage the desk to enable 

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Marine Corps aviation to fix and find 

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the enemy in a feature operating 

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environment .