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Hello , I am staff Sergeant Nelson Le

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Claire and I am a 12 Yankee Geospatial

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engineer with the 169 field artillery

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brigade being a 12 Yankee essentially

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means that I make maps which may seem

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like an outdated process for 2024 . But

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when it comes to military operations ,

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there are several conditions and

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effects to take into consideration on a

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daily basis . This includes specific

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geographic data collection and analysis

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of aerial photography , satellite

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imagery and field reconnaissance to

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create maps . What I like most about

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being a 12 Yankee is to visualize the

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layout of the land in the battlefield

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before sending our soldiers into

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unknown locations or even familiar

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territory , which has further effects

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on the mission , depending how we march

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into battle on foot , driving wheel

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vehicles or utilizing tracked vehicles

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over traversable terrain . I've been in

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the army for 12 years which originally

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started on active duty as a 35 Fox

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Intelligence analyst . Now years later ,

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I am able to serve my local community

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in the Vermont National Guard as well

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as continuing my ability to deploy

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overseas and help partner nations

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assist in global choosing a career path

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with the United States Army was

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inspired by both my grandfathers who

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made the decision to wear the uniform .

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At the same time when they were my age ,

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I continue to serve today because of

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the network of people I've met over the

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years and how they continue to point me

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in the right direction . The toughest

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challenges I've had in my career can be

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related to the advancement in

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technology and the continual changes is

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how data is represented over time

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between printing analog products and

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receiving updates from engineers and

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fellow soldiers on site or collecting

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updated imagery from the latest

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satellite . I am able to keep busy

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update these products and overcome

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these challenges . Being mentally ,

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physically , emotionally and or even

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spiritually ready can prepare you for

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any challenges that being in uniform

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presents but also comes with great

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rewards , finding motivation on a daily

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basis is in knowing how much time I

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dedicate to a product can impact

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military operations . I am proud of the

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progress I have made as a non

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commissioned officer , being able to

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work with individuals of all ranks from

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teaching lower enlisted to briefing

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higher ranking officers and my ability

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to provide mission support to my home

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unit , deploy with other states from

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across the country and assisting

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partner nations around the world .

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While serving with the 169 fab my

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military knowledge has continued to

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grow to create professional products

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for daily operations , combined

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training exercises and mission response

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in our area of operations . What it

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means to be a 12 Yankee with a 169

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field artillery brigade to be on time

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is that when a request for information

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comes in , it is delivered back to the

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customer on time on target . Means that

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each map has the right location and

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altogether meets the mission

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requirements every time I am Staff

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Sergeant La Claire and I am on time on

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Target every time .