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traces of the world's last Great war

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can still be found on the small islands

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of the pacific . That war ended long

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ago and time has moved on . But a

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battle is still being fought on these

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islands . It is a battle for the health

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and well being of society space unit ,

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the family and its Children . A victory

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in the long fought battle against drugs

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has been one . This week is a multi

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agency task force conducted a marijuana

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eradication missions on Guam SaiPan ,

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Tinian and rhoda . National Guard

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soldiers and airmen from Guam hawaii

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Nevada and even florida supported this

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week successful eradication missions

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along with the D E A F B I O S I C G S

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I Postal Inspector's office , I R S . C .

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I Office , the U . S . Marshal's office ,

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local law enforcement and officers from

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Oahu and choirs police departments .

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Okay , this operation provided an

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opportunity to continue the development

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of inter agency relationships that make

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successful missions like this possible .

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Today's mission starts as the ground

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crews and air crews in separate

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locations make sure everything is ready ,

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radios are passed out , helicopters are

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fueled and flight check machetes are

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issued and teams are assigned . Soon

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the helicopters take off and the ground

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crews load up and roar off to converge

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on the illicit crop . It has been

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spotted by the eagle eyes of the pilots

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and we'll give you bullets . The ground

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crews are a combination of federal and

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state law enforcement officers and

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vehicle drivers and law enforcement

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liaison officers from the National

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Guards counter Drug task force . Once

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on location , the cruise spring into

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action , machetes in hand to clear away

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the brush , Uprooting any marijuana in

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their path when the location is free of

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the illicit crop , all materials for

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marijuana cultivation from pots , the

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water jugs are destroyed . As the

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flying mission ends , ground teams

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tally the number of plants accumulated .

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The National Guard support came in many

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forms , pilots and aircraft were

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provided from hawaii , Nevada and

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florida . While ground crews were

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manned by soldiers and airmen from the

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National Guards Counter Drug Task Force

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from Guam and Hawaii logistical support

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was masterfully executed by Guam and

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heels units . Overcoming many

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logistical hurdles is another mark of

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the victory of this successful mission .

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The operations this week offered a

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yield that outstripped the 2010

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Eradication mission on Guam and Tinian .

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On the first day Guam's two day mission

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yielded over 800 plants and even over

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100 fully mature buds . SaiPan's one

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day mission brought in over 900 plants .

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While the missions on Tinian and rota

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produced 500 plans . The

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increase in this year's harvest agrees

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with the national trend that is showing

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a sizable increase in marijuana

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cultivation this year's record breaking

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harvest also showed a growing diversity

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in the types of marijuana being grown .

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This is Tech Sergeant Andrew Jackson

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reporting from Guam , that's it

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whatever