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okay , rapidly winding down its fourth

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deployment to Iraq . Blackjack troops

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of the second advise and assist brigade

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first Cavalry Division aggressively

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executed their mission tackling the

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unique challenges of Operation New Dawn .

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Usually you had a , you know , a

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division and sometimes brigades in what

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we gave two battalions for areas of

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responsibility . They executed

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magnificently . And not only were they

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responsible for the security , the

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security transition and the building of

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the partner capacity of those Iraqi

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security force units within their

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purview and and within their areas of

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operation , but they were also

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responsible for transitioning all that

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blackjack soldiers transition six

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Contingency operating base is we had

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solid in province and we also had

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Diyala and what what you know is , you

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know , if you know about Iraq , you

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know that if you have solid and Diyala ,

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you basically have a microcosm of

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everything that you have in Iraq from

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border complications and issues to arab

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current relationships to Sunni Shia uh

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contentions and challenges and

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it was handled masterfully by the

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soldiers of the brigade combat team not

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only at the beginning , but near the

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conclusion of our transition as we

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transition to all these security forces

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and the major operating locations ,

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building relationships and increasing

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security and stability throughout

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Saladin . Diyala provinces . Blackjack

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soldiers return home knowing they

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accomplished their mission ,

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transitioning their large area of

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operation back to the government of

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Iraq reporting for America's first team

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from camp here in kuwait . I'm Sergeant

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Lauren Massey