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an elite Division Army sharpen their

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infantry skills recently were held from

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combined joint task force , Horn of

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Africa , members of the Kansas Army

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National Guard's second Combined Arms

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battalion one 37th Infantry Regiment

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mentored nearly 200 members of the

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first quick reaction regiment and squad

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movements and marksmanship . Our

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mission here is to mentor the

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attribution military were trying

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to mentor them and help them as as as

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they get ready for that so that they

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can uh provide stability to the region

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and uh prevent conflict in the area

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and protect us coalition , interest .

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My team and I are out here mentoring

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the soldiers and and helping them along

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basically giving them more tools for

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their toolbox because they had a

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military for quite a while obviously .

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But we're showing them things that has

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helped us in the army along get through

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certain operations and we're helping

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them as they as they learn some of

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these , these new skills . The quick

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reaction regiment is the first unit in

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the Djiboutian army called for peace

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keeping missions . The regiment also

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provides crucial border security which

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is located only seven kilometers from

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the camp . Our mission here is to

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prepare the soldiers to a

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future mission . It can be a mission in

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uh under the responsibility of the

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Union African Union or the United

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Nations . And I have to say it's it's

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a good thing and you have a good

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relation with the U . S . Army , a good

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image for the U . S . Army for combined

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Joint task force , Horn of Africa . I'm

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tech sergeant , A . J . Mottola