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This would be the first done combat

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Archer in the UK , uh , and again ,

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with the idea of , uh , we can do this

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one out here in the UK , save a lot of

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money from TDY units back home . From

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the maintenance side to the op side ,

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again on the maintenance and one side

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working on building these munitions ,

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loading these munitions , transporting

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these munitions , as well over to the

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op side of , uh , flying with these ,

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getting used to carrying them , uh ,

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and employing them . So God forbid

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anyone has to go downrange . We're

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looking at how they can employ these

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missiles effectively so it's not their

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first time , uh , in combat shooting

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these missiles , pulling the trigger ,

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so making sure they don't hesitate in

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the , uh , actual , uh , combat

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scenarios .

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We're operating up on the far northwest

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side of Scotland , it's it's an open

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area where safety is paramount . Make

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sure that we are out there testing

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these munitions again . It's some of

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these guys , it's their first time

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actually getting to shoot a missile or

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in some cases shoot the gun . It's a

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chance in a controlled environment to

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go out there and safely operate these

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and employ these and get used to what

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that's going to look like . We see what

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it's going to look like . The screens ,

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but it's very different than when you

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actually employ and actually see

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something come off the jet , and this

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is just a really good time to emphasize

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the basics . Everything is built from

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the basics . Everything you do later on

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down the road . You have to make sure

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your fundamentals are sound , and once

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you have sound fundamentals , you can

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build to more and more complex

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scenarios . So right now it really is

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just honing in on those base skills

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that we need to master . Everyone can

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walk away from this exercise with the

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confidence knowing that again I have

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done this before on the maintenance

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side . I've loaded a live missile

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before . On the pilot side I have

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stepped to an aircraft with a live

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missile , shot that missile , employed

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it correctly , and everybody came back

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home safe . So again , that confidence

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to be able to say I've done this before ,

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I can do it again in any scenario .