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good afternoon . I'm Colonel Mike Uber , 

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the commanding officer . Marine Corps 

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Air Station Sherry Point , located on 

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Havelock , North Carolina . Thank you 

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for joining us today To celebrate the 

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significant achievement in natural 

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resource is preservation and the 

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sustainment of military operations . 

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Salter's Creek property is situated on 

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a restricted airspace and between two 

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important military training facilities 

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for the Marine Corps , the Piney Island 

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Bombing Range and outlying landing 

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field . Atlantic Olaf Atlantic includes 

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a live fire shoot house that supports 

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close quarters tactics and 

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expeditionary training and has to 

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landing zones for military aircraft . 

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The Piney Island bombing range is the 

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primary joint use service bombing range 

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on the East Coast and crucial to the U . 

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S military's national defense training 

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program . The Marine Corps was able to 

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partner with the Coastal Land Trust on 

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this land acquisition through the 

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Department Defense Readiness 

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Environmental Protection Integration 

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program . This program is a key tool 

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for military services in combating 

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encroachment that can limit or restrict 

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military training testing in operations . 

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Rep . He provided funding for the 

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purchase of a restrictive easement over 

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the Celtics Creek property to prohibit 

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incompatible development of the 

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property , which might otherwise 

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compromise the safety of pilots and 

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aircrew who fly overhead . The Coastal 

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Land Trust of Marine Corps have enjoyed 

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a successful partnership for more than 

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10 years and together protected nearly 

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12,000 acres of land for future 

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generations to relish Congratulations 

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on the completion of the Celtics Creek 

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acquisition . I look forward to our 

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next project , Semper Fidelis .