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Virginia Krieger , Brigadier General ,

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commanding General of Medieval

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Readiness Command East . So today we

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are conducting operation Eastern

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Phoenix . It's really being conducted

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across our entire command . So part of

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it is going on here at Fort Gordon . We

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also have operations at Fort Stewart

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and Fort Campbell . So this is an

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exercise to stress our system to help

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us understand our ability to respond to

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mobilized soldiers , to respond to disa

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and then to receive casualties back

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from the battlefield , all critical

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tasks for us in army medicine . So this

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exercise is meant to bring joint

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interagency working with the civilian

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sector , really combining our assets to

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see how we can best care for soldiers

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and best care for our communities . And

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what I hope to share with the big army

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is to say , where are we doing things

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well and where do we have areas where

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we can improve ? This exercise is

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really a testament to the hard work and

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collaboration that happens between

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civilian military , federal partners

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and how we defend our nation and how we

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support those that support us .