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- [Ssgt. Mayen] The 435th Contingency Response Group

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is in Latvia, training and demonstrating

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their ability to open the base.

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But before they can begin initial assessments

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equipment and personnel have to arrive.

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- Well, this training objective is basically to identify

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that we can do our primary mission, which is open the base.

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Now, the CRG, as we've demonstrated,

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is capable of an air insertion or a land insertion.

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- [Ssgt. Mayen] For both air and land insertions

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many factors come into play,

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but the most important is safety.

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- As far as safety factors, wind is the primary concern.

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If it's too windy, obviously the jumper's

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safety could come into question, as was the case today.

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Our maximum threshold is 13 knots.

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We had gusts up to 20 today,

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but our DZ Control Officer was able to

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call the drop for the equipment bundle.

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He would have done the same had we done

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a personnel drop as well but again,

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the winds being out of parameters,

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he called the no drop and said, "No, it's not gonna happen."

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- [Ssgt. Mayen] With cargo and man power on the ground

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the CRG can continue with their training mission

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during Saber Strike 17.

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Staff Sergeant Emma Mayen, Lielvarde, Latvia.