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Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters Squadron, carry out mobile aircraft fire training exercises on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California. (U.S. Marine Corps audio by Cpl. Nathan Hall)I'm Corporal Nathan Hall with your Marine Minute. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, HeadquartersSquadron, carry out mobile aircraft fire training exercises on MarineCorps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California.The MAFT is used to simulate an aircraft in need of rescue. Everyaircraft fire simulator is as versatile as possible and is designed tokeep Marines ready to respond at a moment’s notice.Sgt. Jacob Davis, A-R-F-F Station Captain, had this to say aboutthe training.“Doing training like this helps prepare marines for events thathappen in real time, in real life. The more we're able to dotraining events like this, the movements and techniques becomemuscle memory so that they're able to respond faster. With ourjob, speed is everything. A lot of lives depend on what we do.Our lives, and the pilots of those flying the aircraft. It's extremelyimportant that we' re always ready and prepared to perform at thehighest level.”That's it for your Marine Minute, for more news around the Corps go to Marines.mil.
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