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Over 60 soldiers and airmen of the

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Rhode Island National Guard are in New

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Hampshire this week conducting their

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final evaluation as the region one

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chemical , biological , radiological ,

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nuclear and high yield explosive

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response force package or surf . The

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mission of the surf is to provide

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immediate response capabilities to a

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governor . The Rhode Island National

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Guardsmen work with guardsmen from New

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Hampshire and Maine and they are

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confident in their ability to achieve

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certification . We feel very

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comfortable or training . We had a pre

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val back in august when we got these

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across the board . So today we're

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feeling we're feeling good and ready to

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go . There are five elements of surf P .

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Commanding control , search and

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extraction , decontamination , medical

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and fatalities , search and recovery .

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A surf P . Works with local and state

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first responders to assist with a

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chemical , biological , radiological ,

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nuclear and high yield explosive event

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for the Rhode Island National Guard .

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I'm Army Sergeant Megan Burmeister .