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blood and beyond , focusing on

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sustaining the force anywhere ,

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any time , any

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environment , any adversary ,

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this is blatant beyond

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welcome to this edition of Blood and

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beyond . I'm specialist Jacob smathers .

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This week , sustainer and Taji shift

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gears with the new US Iraq security

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agreement And we say thanks to the

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548th combat sustainment support

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battalion for their efforts ,

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sustaining the line with the

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implementation of the U . S . Iraqi

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security agreement earlier this year ,

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soldiers in the 4/19 combat sustainment

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support battalion see a shift admission

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army sergeant Mooney Westlake brings us

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the story from Camp Taji . They are the

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4/19 combat sustainment support

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battalion known as the Wolf Pack .

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There are more than 1000 soldiers

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assigned to the C . S . S . B . And the

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missions they receive flow in and out

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of Camp Taji on a steady basis . These

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soldiers have spent much of their time

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in Iraq delivering supplies and

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replacing old concrete T walls with new

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ones . In recent months , a shift in

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mission has begun as closures of joint

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security stations around Iraq occurred

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barrier moves from some of the Js Ss to

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some of the fobs that they are going to

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be sustained fobs that they're actually

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expanding to make room for the joint

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security station and combat outpost

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closures . So really moving barriers

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from one location to another , Breaking

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down one area , building up another

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area , huge role at WrestleMania , both

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moving equipment and moving barriers

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and that was the first and largest JCs

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that we turned over support for the U .

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S . Iraqi security agreement in the

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future will include assisting based

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support battalions with supply drops .

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Part of this whole s closure is we're

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consolidating U . S . Forces . We're

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not opening as many J . S . S . Is

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outside the city limits . We are

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consolidating so the Bs Bs have fewer

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places to go but they're going to have

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a larger quantity that has to go to

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that one place and their resources have

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an increased . So what we will see is

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is we're an augmentation to those Bs Bs

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and right now we will go deliver

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sustainment Support us forces have

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until June 30 this year to meet the

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deadline to withdraw from urban areas

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in Iraq reporting from Camp Taji Iraq

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with the one 23rd impact for the third

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expeditionary sustainment command . I'm

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army Sergeant Mon Westlake . Members of

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the 5:48 CSS be have accomplished a

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large mission during their 15 month

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deployment in Iraq . These

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accomplishments were highlighted

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recently as they prepared to return

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home . Wonderful . And we caught up

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time or pleaded their funnel past in Al

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Asad Iraq transfer of authority

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ceremony turning over their duty

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remember of it . Right . And

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you do running the whole operation over

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an area roughly the size name blood

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working within it . Mm airport . Okay .

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And while the partners before new

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talents members of the 540 Okay , it

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was one that provided great results In

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the 15 months that we've been here .

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We've seen over 20 , they've been from

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all three components and from other

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services and I'm convinced having gone

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through that experience that we have a

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very deep bench . There's a lot of

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quality out there regardless of what

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component you're in and it didn't

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matter who showed up . They were always

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able to accomplish them . We were

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always able to successfully integrate

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them . Yeah . Think it's adventure mint .

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They're the reason we're the greatest .

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Even with such a high standard the

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members of the 548 were able to set

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during their time in Al Asad . The 7

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51st said they are ready job that

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leaves ahead for the working with the

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soldiers and Morales by the fire for

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you . We replaced together now colonel

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even for me to Williams and we continue

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we plan to continue around

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use the port despite the time away from

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family and friends , the soldiers were

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able to accomplished anything

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13 long time what we're perfecting

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ability . You lace your boots flagpole

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and you're golden country . Whether

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it's 15 months , 20 months we were here

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to carry out Reporting with the 1 2013

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for the third expeditionary systemic

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command . I'm back doesn't matter .

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Iraqis have been taking control of

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their country and the roads specialist

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roger Bemis shows us how an Iraqi

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trucking company assists in the

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delivery of supplies and cob adder .

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Yeah . Company known as it works with

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the 2 87 Sustainment Brigade . Bye .

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The operating base at it helps water

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snacks and other non sensitive items .

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Really right Work for the 20

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here in our They girl guys

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Hard minor

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in Southern Iraq 2 87 soldiers skills

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to the employees of Al Giza . So we

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have learning how we can risk how we

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can be over there loading or down

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do the best . Okay . Most of the things .

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Most good Thanks us .

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Okay the soldiers off

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the road on

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according to lieutenant . Right . It's

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drivers better and are not restricted

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at the same route . Yeah . U . S .

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Soldiers muslim Reporting with the one

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point and third expeditionary it's just

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like and now with a look at what's

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happening in the 16th sustainment

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brigade here is specialist tom bramble

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bringing us the knights update from

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cobb key west .

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Welcome to the knights update , filling

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in for sergeant . First class adam shaw .

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I'm specialist tom bramble . 2000 and

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nine is the year of the N . C . O . And

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soldier leaders in the army are more

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important than ever . Soldiers that

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contingency operating base QS displayed

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their leadership and soldering skills

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at a recent competition . First

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Lieutenant Holley moody brings us the

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story 12 soldiers from seven battalions

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around Northern Iraq competed for the

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title of warrior or warrior leader of

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the quarter at the 16th sustainment

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brigade . Quarter board at contingency

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operating base Q West soldiers began

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the day with a multiple choice test on

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a wide range of topics in the morning

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and then individually faced a panel of

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italian . Command Sergeants major and

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command Sergeant Major . James spencer .

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Command sergeant major of the 16th

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sustainment brigade in the board

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soldiers disassembled their weapons and

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answered questions on topics such as

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map reading , land navigation , combat ,

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lifesaver , army , customs and

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courtesies , current events and several

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others . They also arranged military

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ribbons in the order of presidents ,

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recited the creed of the non

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commissioned officer and saying the

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third expeditionary sustainment command

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Song specialist , Jonathan Paton , one

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warrior of the quarter and Ahmad

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Mahmoud one warrior leader of the

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quarter . Both are assigned to the 70th

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Transportation Company three 91st

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Combat sustainment Support battalion .

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Both soldiers will advance to the third

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expeditionary sustainment commands

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Quarter board for the nice update . I'm

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first lieutenant Holley moody for more

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news and information . Check out the

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16th sustainment brigade website at www

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0.16 sustainment dot army dot mil . For

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the Knights update . I'm specialist tom

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bramble

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after the break sustainer Zarqa batter ,

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take time to deliver more than school

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supplies and we take a moment to

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remember the victims of the holocaust