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CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Cpl. Mattheau J. Ross is a low altitude air defense gunner team leader with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion at Cherry Point.
Ross said the foundation of his time at Cherry Point has been focused around knowledge.
“There is a lot out there that we have to know,” he said. “And we have to learn it quickly.”
Because of the nature of his job as an air defense gunner, Ross is required to learn about and identify all types of aircraft in a combat zone.
He has to be able to identify the make and model of an aircraft quickly, indicating whether it’s enemy or a friendly.
Retaining this key knowledge is the most difficult and important part of his job, said Ross.
Additionally, the battalion also has its own communication, motor transportation and ground security, which are all jobs the he and his fellow Marines must be proficient at.
“The fact that we have all these different jobs on top of our primary is what I love about 2nd LAAD,” said Ross. “We all have to be able to do our job, the job of the Marine next to us and be a rifleman.”
Ross has a deployment coming up next year and said he can’t wait to get out there and do his job in a forward environment.
“I joined the Marine Corps to travel, go to combat and fight for this country,” he said.
| Date Taken: | 07.18.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.18.2012 13:12 |
| Story ID: | 91756 |
| Location: | CHERRY POINT, NC, US |
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