1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:05,340 --> 00:00:07,284 it's an operation known as Western 3 00:00:07,284 --> 00:00:09,340 Storm Marines . With first battalion 4 00:00:09,340 --> 00:00:11,007 6th Marine Regiment insert by 5 00:00:11,007 --> 00:00:13,007 helicopter across the Helmand River 6 00:00:13,007 --> 00:00:15,140 into uncharted territory . Yeah 7 00:00:20,140 --> 00:00:23,100 we didn't know what it was . I mean we 8 00:00:23,100 --> 00:00:25,322 didn't know what to expect . We knew it 9 00:00:25,322 --> 00:00:27,544 was gonna be kinetic but we didn't know 10 00:00:27,544 --> 00:00:29,767 how until we actually got here north of 11 00:00:29,767 --> 00:00:31,920 70 so we can cover our movement to 55 12 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,140 and five to oh that's close . 13 00:00:40,300 --> 00:00:44,070 Good morning frank . And 14 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,247 every day it's a different firefight . 15 00:00:46,247 --> 00:00:49,750 Uh Usually around uh 10 in the morning 16 00:00:50,140 --> 00:00:53,320 Take the first one usually around 13 or 17 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,598 14 to take the next and then i . d . f . 18 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:56,460 Mhm . 19 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:02,240 Mhm . 20 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,540 Mhm . So yeah 21 00:01:08,940 --> 00:01:11,910 uh this ao that we're at right now is a 22 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,270 paddocks . I It moves from Abraham's 23 00:01:14,270 --> 00:01:16,630 village two paddocks . I and that's 24 00:01:16,630 --> 00:01:18,463 where we're catching most of our 25 00:01:18,463 --> 00:01:20,297 contact . We're pushing to three 26 00:01:20,297 --> 00:01:22,408 patrols a day . And even if it's your 27 00:01:22,408 --> 00:01:24,630 off day you can expect to go out on Qrf 28 00:01:24,630 --> 00:01:26,352 to bust your guys out of a bad 29 00:01:26,352 --> 00:01:28,241 situation . Break break to one is 30 00:01:28,241 --> 00:01:31,850 taking idea you can serve you 31 00:01:31,850 --> 00:01:33,550 around 32 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,800 a squad leader . You got to be able to 33 00:01:37,810 --> 00:01:39,754 take which you're getting from the 34 00:01:39,754 --> 00:01:41,366 radio and applied out on the 35 00:01:41,366 --> 00:01:44,060 battlefield basically controlled chaos , 36 00:01:44,070 --> 00:01:47,050 controlling chaos . 37 00:01:48,340 --> 00:01:51,160 Was that you ? Yeah . Right . 38 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:53,850 Hey what ? 39 00:01:54,740 --> 00:01:59,820 Okay 40 00:01:59,830 --> 00:02:02,730 keep those fires coming . Good 41 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,910 point . Yeah but still 42 00:02:08,540 --> 00:02:09,540 yeah . 43 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:48,000 Mhm . Yeah you just replace in your 44 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,750 mind over and over again . It was 45 00:02:50,750 --> 00:02:52,861 pretty rough day . Our guys are still 46 00:02:52,861 --> 00:02:55,028 feeling it . It's not even been a week 47 00:02:55,028 --> 00:02:57,028 yet and the very next day we pushed 48 00:02:57,028 --> 00:02:59,050 right back out on patrol . Okay . 49 00:03:01,340 --> 00:03:02,340 Mhm . 50 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,607 Hey told me keep watching over . Their 51 00:03:09,607 --> 00:03:13,260 ex cow has been approved . Uh 52 00:03:13,260 --> 00:03:15,270 huh . Do 53 00:03:15,740 --> 00:03:18,040 Yeah . 54 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,630 You have that pride about you because 55 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:24,862 they send you across the river . So you 56 00:03:24,862 --> 00:03:27,029 know that they trust you . We did what 57 00:03:27,029 --> 00:03:29,196 we had to do out here . We made a mark 58 00:03:29,196 --> 00:03:31,529 for 16 weapons company , second platoon . 59 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:32,550 Less funky .