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as the Iraqi Army and Iraqi police

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force take over the country's security ,

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partnerships with coalition forces

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become increasingly more significant

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specialists . Jacobs . Mathers made a

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stop at one IP station to witness the

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inter workings of one such friendship

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interaction with Iraqi police Is a high

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priority for the leaders of Bravo

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Company , 2nd Battalion of the 142nd

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Infantry while on the road , the

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company and platoon leaders make sure

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to stop and talk with the Iraqi police

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and highway patrolman . Along the way ,

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we've made contact with most of the

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Iraqi highway patrol along our routes .

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And the reason we're doing that is

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because we're on the highway so much

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carrying all the commodities . Uh ,

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they're the ones that are slowly taking

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over that portion of Iraq which is

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patrolling the highways and ensuring

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that it's safe for both the Iraqis and

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for our forces . These visits allow

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both parties to talk through any

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concerns they might have as well as

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established working relationships that

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become increasingly important as the

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Iraqi forces take over more control .

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This interaction is a part of the

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progress that has been noted in Iraq

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Since the implementation of the

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security agreement on January 1 , 2009 ,

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I think it's been a combination of

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things dealing with the Iraqi police

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and civilians to the really , when we

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have uh , getting to share the road and

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to deal with the Iraqi police face to

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face uh , tells me that we made a lot

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of progress in Iraq . I'm specialist

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Jacob smathers with the one 23rd impact

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reporting for the third expeditionary ,

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sustainment command , february marks .

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Black History month dedicated to

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celebrating the lives and

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accomplishments of black historical

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figures and the advances in diversity

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and unity . They've brought about a

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luncheon on Joint base balad

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commemorated the month and its

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significance specialist Charles bone

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takes us there , february is Black

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History month , a month of recognition ,

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celebration and gratitude for those

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african americans who paved the way for

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advancements in the black community .

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On joint base balad , a luncheon was

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held Commemorating february

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marks . The beginning of black history .

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It is an event celebrated annually in

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the us and founded in 1926 by an

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African American historian Carter G .

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Woodson . He initially founded it as

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History Week in order two influential

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members influence the lives and social

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conditions of african americans

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february also celebrates those

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historical figures who helped to

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increase the awareness for diversity

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and justice . Many contribution .

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Mm . Mhm .

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And yes ,

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after here . Oh , our nations . Yeah .

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And around

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really . But but this is relations

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to make I knew that

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a gospel choir and dancers also

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performed adding a creative and

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spiritual dimension to the atmosphere .

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I'm specialist Charles Bone with the

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123rd impact Reporting for the 3rd

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Expeditionary sustained Yeah , drink

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water . A mantra . Service members here

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from the moment they step into basic

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training throughout every part of their

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military career . Where does that water

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come from ? And how does it get to

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soldiers on Joint base blog set back in

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a corner of joint base balad is the

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oasis water plant that processes

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bottles and packages water to be

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distributed to service members

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throughout Iraq . We gather water from

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the source from the Tigris river at

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this plant and we purify it through a

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very complex water processing treatment

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and then we bottle it . The bottle

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starts as a preform that is dumped into

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a hopper and sent through heating

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process . Each

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Yeah , hi ,

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just a series of to the right this is

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and the point . So they all the way

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around . Yeah , the

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very 90 F

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think is soft here .

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Our gender , our America . The bottle

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is then rushed down an assembly line

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where it is washed out before being

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filled with consumable water and sealed .

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First process give each one

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we spread about the leader of ordinary

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what just rinses have the plastic that

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might be adhering to the inside of and

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any dust that may have gotten through

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our filtration system and the ball

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just gravity free throughout the day ,

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samples of the water are taken to

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ensure that each batch of water is of

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the highest quality and finally the

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bottles are politicized and off to

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distribution where it will soon end up

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in the hands of a U . S . Service . The

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69th Movement Control Team conducts its

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mission at harbor gate along the

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Turkish border . It is at this location

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that final inspections are conducted to

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ensure the safety of shipments entering

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Iraq for distribution to cops

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throughout the country , specialist

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Charles bone spent time on the job with

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these sustain urz the 69th movement

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control Team of the 3/30 Transportation

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Battalion carries out its mission at

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hobby game . The customs checkpoint at

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the Turkish border for all trucks than

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itself . Right right here is the

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inbound for trucks coming after they

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finished the customs inspections , the

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customs facility inspection process .

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They roll through here and we do one

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final check to make sure that we remove

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any contraband such as alcohol , drugs ,

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weapons , anything that can be used to

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siphon fuel from other vehicles .

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Obligate reflects the partnership .

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American soldiers have developed and

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sharing the roads with the Iraqis to

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accomplish the mission . We appreciate

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you all of you driving for us and I

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just want to thank you we've done

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before . We thank you for doing this

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for us , helping us with what we have

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to do here in Iraq . The mountainous

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surroundings and navigate . Also make

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it a unique experience for the soldiers .

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This is how we gave pretty much relaxed

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place . It's different from pretty Iraq

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different than other places . We've got

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a beautiful hills , people out here

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really nice . We get to climb the hills

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for pt we got to interact with the

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locals around here . I'm specialist

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Charles bone with the one 23rd and

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reporting for the third expeditionary

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sustainment command . Well that wraps

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up this edition of ballot and beyond .

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to balad and beyond . We leave you now

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with photos of the third expeditionary

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sustainment command in action .

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Mhm .

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Mhm . Yes .

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Yeah . Time and time .

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Mhm . Yeah .

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Yeah . That's all right . I understand .

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So this out

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prayers . Oh , just

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and you're scared

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where they what ? Mhm .

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So

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Yeah .

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Mhm .

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Yeah . Mhm . Yeah ,

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switching yeah . Through its nights .

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Rose Street . Mhm , mm hmm .

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Right . A sacrifice . Yeah . Yeah .

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Mhm . Yeah . For what ?

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Mm .

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Okay . Yeah . Yeah .

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Somebody .

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Mhm . Mhm .