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^- Exercise Arctic Edge is the premiere DOD

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^Homeland Defense exercise, is a joint-level exercise

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comprising all branches of the military.

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- Really, it's just combining the task force together

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and trying to integrate different branches of service

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and different MOSes to effectively engage the enemy.

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- [Marine] I think that it's important

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for the marines to understand

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and gain some confidence in actually operating

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and understanding the complexities

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and challenges of operating in that environment.

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- We call it "PMA," positive mental attitude.

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It's huge out here because whenever it gets down

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to the negatives, it's on the leadership

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and small unit leadership to bring everybody up.

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(Marine shouts)

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(grenade booms)

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- It takes strong people to get up

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when they're cold, when it's negative

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thirty-eight degrees outside,

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to get up to check on their marines

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and check on the soldiers that are around them

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to make sure they're okay.

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- [Marine] It's definitely nice to just meet people

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from different branches and see how they operate,

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and then you take the good and discard the bad.

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That way we all progress together.

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- [Marine] I've enjoyed being closer

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to marines I work with every day.

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It's not doing a job and then going back home.

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The field is a completely different beast.

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- [Marine] Just 'cause something's cold,

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or wet and hot, you don't give up.

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You just keep pushing through,

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'cause we're all in this together.