WEBVTT 00:07.599 --> 00:11.109 I'm Captain Shelby Ray Van . I am 00:11.109 --> 00:13.399 from Marine Air Control Squadron 2 . 00:13.409 --> 00:15.520 I'm the Air Defense Company commander 00:15.520 --> 00:17.465 Alpha Company Commander . Atlantic 00:17.465 --> 00:19.639 Alliance 25 is an exercise in naval 00:19.639 --> 00:21.695 integration as well as strengthening 00:21.695 --> 00:23.861 our relationships with our allies from 00:23.861 --> 00:26.139 the Netherlands and the United Kingdom . 00:30.139 --> 00:33.060 Captain Tyler Hardingbrook , CH 53 Echo 00:33.060 --> 00:35.227 pilot , Assistant operations officer . 00:37.369 --> 00:39.509 In this specific exercise , the main 00:39.509 --> 00:41.731 things we were showing were that combat 00:41.731 --> 00:43.509 assault transport and then air 00:43.509 --> 00:45.959 evacuation . We were able to take all 00:45.959 --> 00:48.015 of those Dutch marines back to their 00:48.015 --> 00:50.549 ship and we're able to do that in only 00:50.549 --> 00:54.439 a few waves . Because we have 30 00:54.439 --> 00:56.630 seats per helicopter , we're just able 00:56.630 --> 00:59.720 to mass combat power wherever the 00:59.720 --> 01:01.776 commander needs that . He gives us a 01:01.776 --> 01:03.776 location , especially like Pickerel 01:03.776 --> 01:06.910 Pond , where it was a long thin zone , 01:07.120 --> 01:09.287 but there were ways that we could land 01:09.287 --> 01:11.509 all of us in a line and so we were able 01:11.509 --> 01:14.220 to land like 6 to 8 aircraft at a time 01:14.220 --> 01:16.276 and just think about all that combat 01:16.276 --> 01:18.276 power that you've massed in a short 01:18.276 --> 01:20.442 amount of time and now they're able to 01:20.442 --> 01:22.220 to move wherever they need to . 01:25.160 --> 01:28.120 Distributed operations with FARP is 01:28.120 --> 01:30.064 forward arming and refueling point 01:30.064 --> 01:32.231 operations . It's not just fuel , it's 01:32.231 --> 01:34.599 also being able to rearm other 01:34.599 --> 01:37.349 helicopters or aircraft with that , 01:37.559 --> 01:40.040 we're just a piece of FARP operations 01:40.040 --> 01:42.669 in the 53 community . Typically these 01:42.669 --> 01:45.910 sites are run by MACG , so , uh , 01:45.919 --> 01:47.419 Marine Air Control Group . 01:51.760 --> 01:53.769 For Atlantic line specifically , we 01:53.769 --> 01:55.602 went through a lot of logistical 01:55.602 --> 01:57.713 requirements to get our footprint out 01:57.713 --> 01:59.936 here . We bring a lot of equipment with 01:59.936 --> 02:01.991 us and a lot of Marines as well . We 02:01.991 --> 02:04.213 have a lot of capability , so we worked 02:04.213 --> 02:06.491 uh through the logistical requirements , 02:06.491 --> 02:08.436 moving everyone up here to Wallops 02:08.436 --> 02:10.547 Island . And then we also experienced 02:10.547 --> 02:12.713 some challenges with the environment . 02:12.713 --> 02:14.547 Uh , so it was thunderstorming , 02:14.547 --> 02:16.769 lightning , so making sure Marines were 02:16.769 --> 02:18.936 safe . He was safe as well , and while 02:18.936 --> 02:21.047 we were out here operating , overcame 02:21.047 --> 02:23.213 all of those challenges , and then any 02:23.213 --> 02:25.269 exercise that we do , there's always 02:25.269 --> 02:27.436 some standard network interoperability 02:27.436 --> 02:29.769 challenges that we have to work through , 02:29.769 --> 02:29.505 and we experienced those here and we 02:29.505 --> 02:31.727 worked through them and overcame them . 02:34.389 --> 02:37.259 For wallops specifically , we were able 02:37.259 --> 02:41.050 to work with ONR and Marine Aviation 02:41.070 --> 02:43.630 Logistics Squadron to receive our 02:43.630 --> 02:45.630 different sonobuoys and equipment , 02:45.630 --> 02:48.630 posture those at VMM 162's hangar , and 02:48.630 --> 02:52.080 then the WTI crew chiefs 02:52.429 --> 02:54.651 worked with our pilots and our planning 02:54.651 --> 02:58.080 cells to formulate our assets . To be 02:58.080 --> 03:00.191 able to load the aircraft and to rate 03:00.191 --> 03:02.413 the correct amount of weights and space 03:02.413 --> 03:04.136 to facilitate transporting the 03:04.136 --> 03:06.024 requisite amount of personnel and 03:06.024 --> 03:08.024 equipment , and then the gear we're 03:08.024 --> 03:10.247 going to employ for the ASW exercise up 03:10.247 --> 03:11.358 to Wallops Island . 03:16.639 --> 03:18.839 Any opportunity for active duty and 03:18.839 --> 03:21.160 reserve forces to integrate and work 03:21.160 --> 03:25.149 together for my perspective is , 03:25.160 --> 03:26.919 again , it demonstrates the 03:26.919 --> 03:29.141 capabilities , the training that we all 03:29.141 --> 03:31.197 learn as Marines , we can jump right 03:31.197 --> 03:33.086 back into a fight together and go 03:33.086 --> 03:32.710 execute a mission set . 03:39.320 --> 03:41.690 The opportunity to see how the Navy 03:41.690 --> 03:45.110 operates and integrates and what their 03:45.110 --> 03:47.639 mission profile , expectations are , is 03:47.639 --> 03:49.695 always a great opportunity just from 03:49.695 --> 03:49.789 the Marine Corps side .