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- [Stephanie] The Ohio Army National Guard

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has claimed gold by winning

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the 2018 Army Communities
of Excellence competition

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among National Guard entries.

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The national competition recognizes

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the best performing Army
installations and communities

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in categories such as
leadership, strategic planning,

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and customer focus.

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It's the sixth time
Ohio has won the award.

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- What it really does is confirm

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that we're on the right journey

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to making this the best
National Guard that we can,

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for our soldiers,

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for our civilian work force,

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and for all those folks that support us.

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It's about the trust of the community

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and it just confirms that
we're doing the right things

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to maintain that trust.

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- [Stephanie] While the
official award presentation

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was made previously at the Pentagon,

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a ceremony was held at
Beeler Armory in Columbus,

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to include a special recognition
of the team that worked on

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the Ohio Army National
Guard's winning submission.