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soldiers charged with sustaining the

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line in a non linear war face new

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challenges . Every time they leave the

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security of coalition bases . 3 50

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seconds meets these challenges head on

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day after day as they convoys in

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Northern Iraq . The long trip from

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Harbor Gate south to Key west and other

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forward operating bases takes its toll

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on trucks and soldiers with the added

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stress of small arms fire and IEDs

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specialist Austin Davis from the 13

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45th Transportation Company knows

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firsthand how improved equipment and

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constant training pays off when facing

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an IED attack . First instinct was

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dropped inside , get down inside of the

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humvee for protection . I

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think

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my first reaction was , oh my God ,

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what the hell just happened ? PFC

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Christie tannoy treated Davis while

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taking small arms fire when they were

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walking up small arms fire one off . So

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then we had the Russian the vehicle and

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I had to treat them inside of the

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vehicle as quickly as possible . So my

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first thought was just stopping the

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bleeding as quickly as possible and

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getting everything off of him to make

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sure that there was no shrapnel stuck

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to his clothing or still burning him .

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Specialist Davis was denied his request

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to return to duty the next day , but he

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wanted to see his truck just 13 hours

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after the attack for soldiers in the

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13th sustainment command . This is a

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success story training and equipment

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saved lives and the convoy reached his

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final destination . The next challenge

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for the three 52nd is the change in the

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weather , up north , ice and rain will

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add to the risk of theater wide support

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as soldiers literally drive into the

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New year for the 13th sustainment

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command and the to 10 thin pad . I'm

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Specialist brian's Hole .