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- [Interviewer] So just spell your name for me.

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- M-C-G-I-L-L

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- [Interviewer] With the little C.

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- With the little C, gotta have the little C.

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- [Interviewer] What about your first name,

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what's your first name?

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- Stephen.
- [Interviewer] S-T-E-V-E-N?

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- P-H, S-T-E-P-H-E-N.

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- [Interviewer] See, that's why I ask.

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Alright, so where you from originally?

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- I'm from Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

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- [Interviewer] So pretty close to Campbell, right?

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- Yeah, it's about two hours from Campbell, yeah.

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- [Interviewer] And then you're at Fort Carson?

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- Roger.

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- [Interviewer] Is mechanic your first job,

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your only job so far in the Army?

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- Yes.

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- [Interviewer] What is that like for you, you know,

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I guess, knowing that you're depended on

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for getting these vehicles up and running,

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I'm sure you guys had some broken vehicles along the ship--

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- Yeah.

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- [Interviewer] So what is that like for you,

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being in charge of getting these vehicles up and running?

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- It's a big responsibility, because without us,

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these trucks don't roll.

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I love being a part of something bigger than myself.

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- [Interviewer] So is this your first time in Europe?

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- It is.

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- [Interviewer] In like an operational environment?

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- Yes, it is.

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- [Interviewer] So what is that like for you?

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- So far I like it, it's a very different culture here,

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so it takes some getting used to.

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- [Interviewer] So kind of excited and kinda anxious

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at the same time?

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- Yes, yeah.

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- [Interviewer] You know much about Atlantic Resolve?

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Kinda what the bigger--

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So you guys are gonna be helping support 3-4, right?

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- Yeah, we help.

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- [Interviewer] So what is that like for you,

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contributing to a bigger mission?

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Like helping 3-4 out and making sure they're always ready

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to go?

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- I like it, we just make sure the trucks go, really,

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as long as our trucks are running, we're good.

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- [Interviewer] You have a message for your family

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and friends back home?

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- I wanna say hi to my wife Jess

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and my kids, Keegan, Reese, Danica, and Jayden.