Beach Party Team Echo is the best. This track was laid down by YN3 Powell during WESTPAC deployment 2011. The reggae breakdown section was originally intended to be voiced over by BM2 "The Haitian Sensation" Tassy, but time did not permit this epicness to occur.

~~~ LYRICS ~~~

[Notes to aid understanding]
LCU = Landing Craft, Utility
PRO-TEC = safety helmet
ORM = Operational Risk Management, a method espoused by the Navy to maintain safety
Littoral = the ocean current running parallel to the beach
PAX = Personnel+gear (e.g., Marines to offload)
HMMWV = Humvee
TC men = traffic control men
PMS = Planned Maintenance System, the Navy's method for maintaining equipment
LARC/LARC-V = essentially duck-tour boats
P-100 = fire pump, onboard LARCs
LVB = Life Vest, Buoyant; standard beach gear
PPE = Personnel Protective Equipment (like LVBs)
BPT = Beach Party Team
OIC = Officer In Charge
PMC = Partially Mission Capable
NMC = Not Mission Capable
FMC = Fully Mission Capable
PQS = Personnel Qualification Standard; workbooks used to qualify personnel for certain positions or watches
SUROBS = Surf Observations--reports about the waves/littoral current
SALPO = Salvage Petty Officer, a position on the beach


[Verse 1]
Hittin' the beach with a motley crew
Rollin' 16 deep off the LCU
Put your PRO-TECs on, to protect your dome
Gotta be safe comin' out the surf zone
And we do; and we are; 'cause we O.R.M.
To mitigate the risks that we operate in
We count the waves, and measure the littoral
And check the boat lane for sandbars, holes or coral
Tell the craft where we're at, and wave 'em in with a flag
If the ramp check is sat, we start offloading PAX
And if we suffer a snag, like a swamped HMMWV
Wake the dozer from his dozing, send TC men to the scene
Into the sea: two-man integrity
To rig it up for towing; and drag it to the beach
No rings, no watches; we've gotta be safe
No one is flawless, but we can't make dumb mistakes
There's lives on the line, and equipment at stake
Complacency and risks are things that we can't take
BMU is who we be, team Echo in fact
And we're comin' back with all our toes and fingers intact


[Chorus 1]
Get your LVB from the HMMWV
Get your LVB from the LARC-V
Gotta wear all your PPE
Just ask BPT Echo OIC

[Verse 2]
PMS is the key to mission capability
To keep vehicles running and casualty-free
But it's always a struggle, LARCs be causin' us trouble
Every wheel end is leaky, surrounded by a puddle
P-100 won't start, oil's drippin' from the LARC
We couldn't even fix it if we had all of the parts
But if the brakes are locked from a hydraulic line breach
We're gonna have problems rollin' off this beach
So we accomplish our maintenance by the end of each
Week; complete operational function is what we seek
Any beach, any time; we're rulers of the sand
If our vehicles aren't broken, we'll help Marines land
And salvage craft broaching due to strong ocean swells
If we aren't encroaching: havin' to salvage ourselves
So we try to pay attention, keep our fixin' up to date
'Cause if the ocean is the warpath, then we are the gate
We help out with humanitarian assistance
So the least we can do is keep up with our maintenance


[Chorus 2]
Mark down PMC for the HMMWV
Mark down NMC for the LARC-V
Gotta get these vehicles FMC
Just ask BPT Echo OIC

[Bridge]
"Let's do some training"—that's what Bos'n says
Bring a muster report and your PQS
We'll cover all the topics, go over how we're opin'
SUROBS to SALPO, now take your test
We gotta be qual'd so we keep the training poppin'
That's why Echo is the best

[Chorus 3]
Roll the windows down in the HMMWV
Roll the windows up on the LARC-V
We chill because we are the best Beach Party Team
Just ask BPT Echo OIC
(Repeat)

BPT Echo

JP

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