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Iron Union 14 is a bilateral exercise

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between task for Spartan in the United

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Arab Emirates land forces designed to

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strengthen military to military

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relationships . One of the most

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important parts of any exercise or

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mission is the transportation aspect ,

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and it often gets overlooked ,

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Lieutenant Colonel Chris Jenkins says .

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They have to consider where the

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equipment is going and how it needs to

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be moved . We say nothing happens until

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something moves , so we have to be able

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to logistically get cargo and our

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supplies wherever we need them ,

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wherever we are required to have them

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in a timely manner . Readiness is a top

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priority for the Army . It's key to

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ensure the theater is equipped and

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prepared to conduct exercises such as

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Iron Union . This meant moving US

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vehicles in a container ship to you . A

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to take part in the exercise . Captain

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Victor Ramos is the assistant brigade

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as four , and he says it's critical to

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get the equipment to its final location

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as soon as possible . Right now , uh ,

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they're waiting for all this equipment

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arrived to the training area so they

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can start coordinating resources . Uh ,

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making sure they have the readiness for

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the maintenance of the equipment that

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they gonna use . Army says statement

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units directly contribute to the

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readiness and success of any mission by

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providing supplies and equipment to the

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units quickly so they can continue to

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conduct operations . Um , for task

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force Spartan . I'm Sergeant Sam de

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Leon .