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- [Voiceover] This door to the future looks rather normal.

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but it leads to a room full of sophisticated electronics

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and state-of-the-art communications gear.

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You've arrived at the Ramstein Air Base Tech Expo.

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- And what we try and do is we bring in industry partners

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that are interested in learning more

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about the USAFE-AFAFRICA missions.

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- [Voiceover] Learning and knowledge sharing are

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a big part of this event.

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- Our industry partners really want to help.

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They really want to help us solve the challenges

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that we have today to become more effective,

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so we can be more operational on the battlefield.

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- [Voiceover] This event isn't on the frontline,

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but the cutting edge technology is ready

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for the modern service member who understands

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how these new gadgets fit into their mission.

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- And they pretty much explained how our shop

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in general could possibly use that.

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- Relationships is what's important.

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When you put a face to the guy who's putting that product

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in your hand that's going to eventually bring you back home,

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it's totally different.

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Totally different.

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- [Voiceover] Keeping the doors between industry

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and the US military wide open

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guarantees freedom's future will be one

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with less sweat and more sophistication.

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Staff Sergeant Ben Wilkin, Ramstein, Germany.