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- [Woman] At Arctic Care the Public Affairs Team

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is getting some training in what Public Affairs

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in a deployed environment is like.

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^So we have three people who have come out,

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^we have a Public Affairs Officer,

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^a broadcaster, and a photo journalist

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and they are out here, just like they would be

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in a deployed environment.

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Learning how to interact with the media,

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do community relations,

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prep people for interviews,

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prep the whole mass group that's here

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on how to handle the media

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and public interactions and things to say

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and not to say.

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We've also had a very strong response

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from the community

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and from military members on

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all the media that we've done

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from radio and television

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to newspaper and social media.

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^- So this is the first time that Public Affairs

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^has been integrated into an innovative writing

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and training program

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to operate as if we are deployed.

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But it's an amazing chance to be able to

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sharpen your deployment skills

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while being able to positively effect

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global communities.

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^- I have considered deployable skills very perishable.

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^And so this opportunity gave me the chance

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to hone in some of my deployment skills

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and also learn a lot of new things.

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And it helps you because you're not at home station,

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you're not performing your annual tour at home station

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where everything's easy to find,

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easy to locate.

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You're out in a place where you've never visited before.

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And you have to find solutions to common issues

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that you may not have had to find

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at your home station.

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- [Woman] At the Innovative Readiness Training Program

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is an awesome platform for continuing to

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grow strong diverse

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dynamic PA service members

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in Air Force Reserve Command.

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And I think the program can really help us

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grow.

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- [Man] This has been a great opportunity for me.

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And I highly encourage any Air Force Reservist

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to look at the IRT Program,

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participate

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in giving back to your community.

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And also learning a deployment skill that can help you

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when you go down range.

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