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25TH COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE HELICOPTERS TOOK PART IN EXERCISE KOA KAI 2014.
THE ARMY'S ABILITY TO LAND HELICOPTERS ON NAVY SHIPS AT SEA ALLOWS THEM TO SUPPORT NAVY
MISSIONS THROUGH RESUPPLY, PERSONNEL MOVEMENT AND MEDICAL EVACUATIONS.
SOLDIERS ALSO SET UP A SHORE-BASED SIMULATED DEPLOYED LOCATION ON NEARBY KAUAI ISLAND IN
ORDER TO PRACTICE THE SHIP-TO-SHORE MISSIONS.
"WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE JOINTLY WITH THE NAVY SO THAT WAY WE CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO EXPERIENCE SHOULD WE HAVE TO DEPLOY SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC. WE'LL KNOW HOW TO
LAUNCH AND RECOVER TO NAVY SHIPS."
"IT PUTS US AND THE NAVY IN A DIRECT WORKING RELATIONSHIP. WE'RE BUILDING ON THESE RELATIONSHIPS
FROM THE BOTTOM AT THE SQUAD LEVEL ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE BRIGADE AND INTO THE DIVISION
LEVEL AS WE INTERACT WITH THEIR THIRD FLEET."
THE BRIGADE'S LEADERSHIP ALSO SAID THE ABILITY TO LAUNCH AND LAND HELICOPTERS FROM NAVY SHIPS
GIVES THEM MORE FLEXIBILITY IN OPERATING ALONG THE PACIFIC'S ISLAND AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS.
TECH SERGEANT MICHAEL JACKSON, WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, HAWAII.