1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,184 Que Marie's Lance Corporal Melissa 3 00:00:07,184 --> 00:00:08,990 Bondoc here Marie's with Marine 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,060 Aircraft Group 12 participating the 5 00:00:11,060 --> 00:00:13,060 Harpoon training exercise at Marine 6 00:00:13,060 --> 00:00:14,838 Corps Air Station Iwakuni . The 7 00:00:14,838 --> 00:00:17,330 exercise consisted of loading a GM 84 D 8 00:00:17,330 --> 00:00:19,560 Harpoon missiles on FAA teens and 9 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:21,782 launching them against maritime targets 10 00:00:21,782 --> 00:00:23,727 and simulated anti ship long range 11 00:00:23,727 --> 00:00:25,838 fires . This enhances a marine course 12 00:00:25,838 --> 00:00:27,727 ability to effect see control and 13 00:00:27,727 --> 00:00:29,893 denial support of a free and open Indo 14 00:00:29,893 --> 00:00:32,060 Pacific Captain Garrett Halverson , an 15 00:00:32,060 --> 00:00:34,171 F 18 pilot with Marine Fighter Attack 16 00:00:34,171 --> 00:00:36,980 Squadron 1 15 had this to say . This 17 00:00:36,980 --> 00:00:38,924 exercise is different from what we 18 00:00:38,924 --> 00:00:41,100 normally do , whereas we only focus on 19 00:00:41,110 --> 00:00:42,999 targets over the land . We're now 20 00:00:42,999 --> 00:00:45,110 focusing on targets that are out over 21 00:00:45,110 --> 00:00:47,332 the water originating from the totals . 22 00:00:47,332 --> 00:00:49,499 The goal of the exercise is to develop 23 00:00:49,499 --> 00:00:51,499 a force that will fight effectively 24 00:00:51,499 --> 00:00:53,610 from the land and the sea , enhancing 25 00:00:53,610 --> 00:00:55,554 the course mission readiness . And 26 00:00:55,554 --> 00:00:55,990 that's your marine minute