1 00:00:00,287 --> 00:00:01,750 - Determination and fortitude 2 00:00:01,750 --> 00:00:03,084 are some of the main character traits 3 00:00:03,084 --> 00:00:04,514 ^that we're looking for. 4 00:00:04,514 --> 00:00:06,028 ^(loud gunshot) 5 00:00:06,028 --> 00:00:08,069 Successful live fire is essentially going to validate 6 00:00:08,069 --> 00:00:10,613 the training we've been building up to this point. 7 00:00:10,613 --> 00:00:11,590 It's going to validate the fact 8 00:00:11,590 --> 00:00:13,501 that we can meet our T & R codes, 9 00:00:13,501 --> 00:00:14,683 sustain ourselves, 10 00:00:14,683 --> 00:00:16,628 that the battalion can sustain the batteries, 11 00:00:16,628 --> 00:00:18,347 we're able to move collectively, 12 00:00:18,347 --> 00:00:20,189 communicate effectively among different sections 13 00:00:20,189 --> 00:00:22,272 from higher down to lower 14 00:00:22,741 --> 00:00:25,621 and it's going to prepare us for any missions 15 00:00:25,621 --> 00:00:27,501 or operations that may be forthcoming 16 00:00:27,501 --> 00:00:31,668 or scheduled operations that we have on the horizon. 17 00:00:32,154 --> 00:00:33,215 - You have to be ready for anything 18 00:00:33,215 --> 00:00:34,678 that comes down in the future, 19 00:00:34,678 --> 00:00:38,078 so this whole exercise is supposed to make us better, 20 00:00:38,078 --> 00:00:41,101 not just as a battery, but as a battalion. 21 00:00:41,101 --> 00:00:43,322 - Camaraderie is high, morale is high right now. 22 00:00:43,322 --> 00:00:46,200 By all definitions of morale it should not be. 23 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,008 It's very hot, very humid out here. 24 00:00:48,008 --> 00:00:50,208 We're moving a lot and it's difficult 25 00:00:50,208 --> 00:00:53,624 for the marines to stay motivated at times, 26 00:00:53,624 --> 00:00:55,329 but the NCO's do a great job 27 00:00:55,329 --> 00:00:56,888 of keeping everyone's spirits high, 28 00:00:56,888 --> 00:00:58,366 and we're effective because of it. 29 00:00:58,366 --> 00:01:01,033 (cannon blasts)