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- [Reporter] The 55th Fighter Squadron

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participated in the first ever

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Rapid Ready Weasel Exercise at Shaw Air Force Base

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to prepare Airmen for the next fight.

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- Well, it's, what we're really lookin' for

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in this type of exercise is that

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concentrated, tailor-able training.

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So, the big difference is that

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we are able to tailor the entire exercise itself

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to meet our desired learning objectives

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and what we want to get out of it.

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- [Reporter] During the training,

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participants relied on teamwork

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to overcome simulated chemical attacks

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and accomplish their mission.

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- Well, really, we have a lot of buddy checks.

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Everybody's kind of lookin' out for each other out here.

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And also if I'm not doing something right

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somebody's gonna tell me I'm not doing something right.

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So we all got each other's back out here.

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That's how it is when you deploy as well.

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- [Reporter] By changing up the exercise,

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the Airmen honed their skills

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to rapidly generate combat air power.

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- [Airman] Well, you have to be ready at all times

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for any kind of combat situation

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we're going to be coming into contact with.

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Our unit does deploy

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so we always have to be prepared for that situation.

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- [Reporter] At the end of the day,

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the participants will take the lessons learned

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and apply them during future taskings.

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Airman First Class Sean Sweeney,

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Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

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