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- [Announcer] From Soldiers
Radio and Television,

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this is the Army Now.

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- [Tia] Packing bags
and checking equipment,

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these soldiers are preparing
for a long day on the road.

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(radio chatter)

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- Our mission is RCP
which is Route Clearance.

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Clearing the routes, looking
for bombs, tryna keep 'em safe.

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- [Tia] 689th Route Clearance Company

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uses special equipment to scan roads

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while their Dismount Team
search the surrounding area.

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Long hours spent traversing rough terrain

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have made this unit a tight-knit group.

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- This group of guys, I don't think I'd

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do the same thing that I'd do
with another group of guys.

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We've really grown as a team, as a family,

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and the things that we do together.

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We're unbeatable as a team

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and any mission that you throw at us,

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we can be up and ready and get it done.

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- [Tia] Clear roads are an essential part

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of transporting troops and
supplies across Afghanistan.

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Marine Corporal Tia Nagle,
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

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- [Announcer] That's the Army Now.