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- [Corporal Michael Ito] The Marines of
6th Engineer Support Battalion,

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4th Marine Logistics Group,

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joined up with the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs

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Innovative Readiness Training program.

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to work on one of the largest projects to date.

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- The military's role here is we have been

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asked by the Boy Scouts to
work here on their site

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through the IRT, Innovative Readiness Training program,

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in order to assist them in developing

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10,600 acres,

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networks of roadways,

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campsites, presidential helipad,

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deconstruction of the sawmill
and various other tasks.

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- [Ito] Marines worked with Soldiers,
Sailors, Airmen, and Guardsmen

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from various units to complete
major construction projects

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Summit-Becktal Family Boy Scout Reserve.

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Projects included a helicopter pad,

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a large foot bridge, and deconstruction of a sawmill.

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The event is of great benefit to the local community

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and is also a valuable training resource
for each of the service members.

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- The project is a unique opportunity for

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our service members to gain

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valuable training in their particular field

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as well as increase and learn
other trades while they're here.

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As you know, a lot of our service members

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are training outside of their particular MOS

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into different fields.

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So it gives them that opportunity

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to gain a little bit more wisdom.

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And utilize this to benefit our 
own countrymen, if you will.

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We're gaining the valuable
knowledge and training,

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they're gaining the end product.

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It's not just a road we're building.

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It's not just a presidential helipad,

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it's not just a sawmill we're deconstructing.

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It's the training, it's the value of working together.

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The cohesion that

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everybody learns.

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When you're out there sweating
in 90 plus degree weather together,

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it makes a bond I think is unique.

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- [Ito] Reporting from Mount Hope, West Virginia,

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I'm Corporal Michael Ito.