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- [Sgt. Selinsky] The Hellhounds of the

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811th Engineer Company

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relished the chance to put
their Sapper skills to the test

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during annual training at Camp Grayling.

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Despite the rainy conditions,
the leaders worked

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to keep motivation and morale high.

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- Even though we wake
up early in the morning,

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I'm always motivated, and always hoo-ah,

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it just gives me the
movivation that I need

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to keep going every single day.

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It doesn't matter if it's
raining or if it's hot,

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you know, it just get me going.

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- [Sgt. Selinsky] Sappers
are elite combat engineers

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in all aspects of
mobility, counter-mobility,

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and survivability.

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They perform a variety of
combat engineering duties

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including, but not limited to,

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construction, demolition, reconnaissance,

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patrolling, and more.

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- The main result is to
understand the concept

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of being environmentally
tactical at all times,

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knowing the role that we
play in the bigger picture.

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They thrive on this.

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Survivability, we train to fight tonight,

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we pack light, and we can pack up and go.

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This is what we do and
this is their element.

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- [Sgt. Selinsky] The
811th trains monthly,

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developing their skills in
the field piece by piece.

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At annual training, this work culminates

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in a force on force exercise

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where the pieces all come together

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in a realistic training environment.

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- You gotta build the foundation

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before you build the house.

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We're used to training, kind of a

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walk, crawl phase, crawl, walk phase.

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Now we're doing the actual run phase.

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Just them bringing their best,

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and us bringing our best
is the ultimate training.

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I mean, it's truly amazing.

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- [Sgt. Selinsky] The Ohio National Guard

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trains to be ready to fight tonight,

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and the 811th is leading the way.

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From Camp Grayling, for
the Ohio National Guard,

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I'm Army Sergeant Hannah Selinksy.