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- My name is Michael McCord.

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I'm the Site Lead here for the small

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unmanned aircraft system detachment.

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In this case it's K enabled,
a runway independent,

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long endurance unmanned aircraft platform

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that we fly here Coast
Guard Cutter Stratton.

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Weighs approximately 50 pounds,

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has a wingspan of approximate
10 feet, and a fuselage

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of about five and a half feet long.

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Scan Eagle has a long history

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on board Coast Guard Cutter Stratton

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starting with our very first
flight, August 10th, 2012,

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gave us the proof of
concept that we can do it.

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Scan Eagle is a very capable aircraft

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and so the combination across queuing

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from whatever we pick
up from an AIS contact,

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we are able to then target, locate

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and then loiter over that
target for a long period.

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My role as Site Lead is to be
able to part the capability

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and with the concept of operations

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from whatever the mission
set that we are executing.

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Coast Guard has 11 different missions,

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we can find ways to be relevant

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to support each and every one of those.

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The system was permanently
installed here in 2016.

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I was the Site Lead, now
finishing up my sixth petrol,

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it's far like family to me and it's,

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it's been an experience
for me on everyone of them,

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I've gone where she has gone.

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We are also here to integrate
with the Stratton crew.

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We assist the crew with whatever
evolutions they are doing,

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whether that'd be stores unload,

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any kind of port duties
that we are executing,

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we recreate with the crew,
we get underway with the crew

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and we are members of
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton

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whenever we are on our way and
leaning into whatever mission

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and duties that they are
having to do as well.

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We are very capable, runway
independent ISR solution

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and we've had a great deal of success here

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on board Coast Guard
Cutter Stratton so far

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and we are looking forward to seeing

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what kind of impact we can
have with the rest of them

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as we are out there as they
get the capabilities from.

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