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- So I am Captain Matthew Vick.

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I'm the 797 EOD commander for both Arifjan and Buehring.

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I'm the ASC Kuwait EOD support for SATCOM.

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One of our missions for SATCOM reserve EOD is that we assist

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the ASP in conducting code H demolition operations.

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And what that entails of, like today we had

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over 2,000 pieces of ordinance that were code-H designated

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that the ASP needed us to get rid of.

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Every single piece of ordinance has a date that it expires.

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And once that expiration date on the explosives expires,

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you see stuff start leaking, which could cause malfunctions,

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either misfires, duds, or just breaking apart

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instead of it completing the explosive tray on impact.

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- Fire in the hole!

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Fire in the hole!

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Fire in the hole!

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- [Matthew] This is our first demo range being in-country.

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We just ripped with 630th EOD,

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and so we want to make sure that everything goes off

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(explosions) just like we planned.

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And when we do, we can go back, tell the ASP

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and say, "Hey, we're ready for more."

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We have a very unique career field,

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whereas the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines all wear

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the same badge, go through the same school.

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So today we have Army, Air Force, and Marines,

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also dog handlers and people from task force EOD

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at Arifjan, and it's a rare commodity

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that we get everybody together,

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and I'm really happy that we can do that.

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And Kuwait especially is a place that we have

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that availability of force.