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- So this event,

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the F35 participates in
Initial Operational Test

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and Evaluation

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IOTE has several different
test points that are tied

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to it to be considered IOTE complete.

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And one of them was this missile shoot.

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This being tied to
initial operational test

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and evaluation fits right into our purview

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of what our mission statement is.

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We had to ensure we had
appropriate airspace.

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We had to ensure that
we had tanker support.

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We had to coordinate where the locations

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of those assets were.

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And we had to ensure that
all of it could be conducted

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in a timeline where we
had the range actually

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scheduled to be done.

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We conducted academics prior to going

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so all the pilots knew
and the maintainers knew

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what was required to actually
load the missile and to ensure

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that the missile was communicating
with the aircraft and

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that the missile and the
aircraft could communicate

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to the control room.

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They had to produce
two aircraft, a primary

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and a backup that could
function the exact same role

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for every single one of
the primary flight days.

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And we achieved all that.

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Opportunity to actually get exposure

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to get hands on to the weapon systems

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and actually see it function
as advertised is a huge step

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in the right direction.

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It builds confidence for the Marines

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and that's a huge
confidence builder for us.

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And then the information we're
able to provide the fleet

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in the future gives them confidence

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when they're looking at the aircraft.

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I've always been impressed
by the work I think

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of Marines and this
event, it was a standout.

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(Marine soldiers clapping)
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