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- [Narrator] Elements of the US Army's

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One Star Command in Europe,

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paired with host nations partners

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and non-governmental
organizations to exercise

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their humanitarian assistant skills

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during an exercise at Wackernheim
Regional Range Complex

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September 14th through the 16th.

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The 457 civil affairs
battalion's Charlie Company

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led the exercise known as
Kerber strike eighteen.

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Which is the fifth iteration
of an annual multinational,

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multi organizational
field training exercise

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in humanitarian assistance.

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The exercise included the participation

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of a boondisphere medical
unit, the Red Cross, and THW,

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the German Civil Protection organization.

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- We need to work together
and determine exactly what

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our capabilities and weaknesses are,

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so that we know exactly

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how we can fit together to solve an issue,

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to respond to a crisis.

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Prior planning does help quite a bit,

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but when you work together

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you really understand
each other a lot better.

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