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Over 100 service members participated

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in this year's annual Army section

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Chief and Military Personal Exchange

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Program conference hosted by U . S .

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Army South at Fort Sam Houston texas .

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Some of the main objectives during this

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week long event are to enhance the

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effectiveness of U . S . Army

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operations and to professionally

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develop and facilitate relationships

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between army personnel working within

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Army south area of responsibility that

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includes Central and South America and

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the Caribbean basin . Basically it's an

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opportunity for Army South and for me

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as a desk officer was a great

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opportunity for me to learn a little

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more about the region , to talk to the

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army section chiefs that are downrange

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working every day to improve security

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cooperation , build capability with our

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foreign partners to improve our efforts

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in the region . A new addition to this

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year's conference included self defense

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and captivity avoidance training .

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These important blocks of instruction

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teach participants a variety of

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techniques to defend against personal

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attack and specific strategies to

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effectively counter a kidnapping

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scenario , reporting for Army south and

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protocol right .