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Airmen from the Iowa National Guard are

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in Alpena , Michigan at the combat res

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training center . The security forces

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airmen are honing their tactical skills

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at the Michigan Air National Guard

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training facility , Iowa Air National

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Guard Captain Casey Ryan says it's

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helpful to get away from the unit for a

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longer period . So members can focus on

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their training . Bringing our unit to

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the C RT C allows us to be extremely

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efficient with our annual training .

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They have facilities to uh work , train

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sleep and eat all in the same area at

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the CRTC . The airmen have been

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training on urban operations techniques ,

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expeditionary skills and weapons use .

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We also have access to with a short

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drive is full distance firing range for

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heavy weapons and also the ability to

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take out our rifles to 3 400 m which we

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can't do home station . Additionally ,

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there's a full mount facility which is

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fairly comprehensive kind of replicates

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an airbase which again , most guard

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bases don't have a full base that they

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can utilize . The training will

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culminate in a 24 hour field training

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exercise at the mount against simulated

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opposing forces reporting in Alpena

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Michigan . I'm Airman . Tylan Chapman .

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Hi , Guardian . Guardian .