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(projectile whistling)

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(explosive bang)

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(automatic-gunfire cracking)

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- So out here today we
have the evaluation lane,

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they're going to react to IED, and UXO,

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react to a CBRN chemical threat.

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They're doing a casualty evacuation,

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under fire, react to small arms fire,

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and also lethal recon.

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- We are training with the First Army.

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We are running lanes.

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This has been a great experience for us,

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we don't get to do this
type of training usually,

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so our training with First
Army has been awesome.

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- I don't know, it's awesome.

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I love doing it, I love coming out here,

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and being able to actually fire
the weapons with blanks too,

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it makes it just that much more realistic.

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They set up really nice,
they had the IEDs out there,

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the gas that they throw,
I mean, it's not gas,

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but the smoke, and everything,
putting on your gas mask.

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You really get into the situation,

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you start kind of panicking,
and that's what they need you

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to do, because it's gonna happen.

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- We scan this.

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- 253rd is a great unit.

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We've been working with them for a while.

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They bring a lot of
motivation to the table,

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a lot of desire to learn, and
that really helps on our end,

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and they make it happen,
and that's how you know that

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they're gonna be able to
deploy, and be successful.

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(engines slowly revving)

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(uplifting music)