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- [Jeremy] From sunup to sundown,

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the men and women from the 482nd Fighter Wing,

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Homestead Air Reserve Base Florida,

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keep 12 F-16C Fighting Falcons running at peak performance

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during INIOHOS 17 at Andravida Air Base, Greece,

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March 27th through April 6th, 2017.

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The Air Forces represented in this multi-national

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flying exercise, Greece, Israel, Italy and the US,

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will combine together to average over 110 sorties per day.

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The US aims to enhance interoperability capabilities

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during these flying missions, and that would not

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be possible without the support

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and readiness of airmen on the ground.

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Through the efforts of the nearly

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220 personnel from the 482nd, they not only successfully

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demonstrate the US Air Force's ability

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to deploy a reserve unit to Europe,

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but also bring something back when they return.

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- I think the biggest thing they're gonna

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take away from is the fact that

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we can deploy to a mission like this

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pretty much a bare-bones base,

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and realize that we can bring the right equipment,

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the right people, we can deploy here,

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we can have effective missions day in and day out

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and then redeploy back to home

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and with the same effectiveness as getting here.

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- [Jeremy] Through present and future efforts like these,

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the US strives to highlight its cooperation

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and enduring commitment to the collective defense

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and security of Europe.

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From Andravida Air Base,

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I'm Technical Sergeant Jeremy Roman.