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Yeah , they may be dressed in civilian

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clothing . But these Minnesota

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guardsmen are part of an important

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mission called the area reaction force

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operations , consistent presence

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patrols . And so there are a number of

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installations and facilities in our

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area of operations that we conduct

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presence patrols as a show of force ,

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both observing the activities of the

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potential enemy gathering intelligence

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and basically showing anybody who might

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want to harm us forces that there is a

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U . S . Presence here . Guys can

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execute their mission with these . They

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know what to do and they require very

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little guidance from higher . Yeah .

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When I say go out and patrol this area

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of the city . They don't even need a

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map . They go out and they execute

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Eighth Ring is the most southern one .

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First thing is the most northern one .

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They basically run east and west ,

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reporting for the First Brigade Combat

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Team . 34th Infantry Division . I'm

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private first class lindsey Williams

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camp Patriot Way .