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One thing that everybody needs to

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understand is our best squad has been

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on an incredibly long road to get to

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this point . It started nearly 12

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months ago when they began their

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mobilization for Kuwait . Once they

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found out about the best squad

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competition , the squad already began

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their train up for the arson

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competition . And I will tell you that

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out of the 15 squads in , in our arson

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competition , the fact that this team

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was incredibly well prepared was

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evident from the very beginning of the

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competition . They performed very well

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throughout and dominated

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if that wasn't enough . They redeployed

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had a quick leave with their families

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and came right here to Shaw Air Force

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Base and began an intensive train up

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period . So if you really think about

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the buy in from this squad , they have

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been on the road either supporting

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missions in the or or preparing for

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this competition here at Shaw . For

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basically the latter part of the last

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15 months , the winners of the 2023 US

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arson best squad competition are from

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task force par Charlie Cohen . Second

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of the 116 combined arms battalion .

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Yeah , I would Johnson

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got to see a really playing .

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Bye

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my Yeah . You know .

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Yeah . Yeah , you

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just let me relax .

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Best squad . You have won the US R best

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squad competition . You have built a

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cohesive team that is highly trained ,

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that is disciplined , that is fit ,

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that is ready to fight and win . And

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for the last six weeks , you have been

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motivated . You've been dedicated ,

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you've been committed to training in

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all aspects that a soldier trains on

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anywhere from land , navigation , day

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and night to weapons qualification .

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You have mastered the intangibles and

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the tangibles of training . Now , you

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are on your way to force and the

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expectation is for you to win because

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winning . Absolutely matters . Strong

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sergeants , strong soldiers . We are

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Patton Zone .