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- [Woman] Hi.

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Hey, if Seargent Green can't, oh wait,

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if Seargent Green can't do an interview--

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(inaudible conversation)
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(shots firing)

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(distant laughing)

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- Good afternoon, this is Michelle Onado

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reporting to you live
from the 2019 U.S. Army

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Small Arms Championships
here at Fort Benning.

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In about 15 minutes, the
soldiers are going to be

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kicking off with the
Infantry Trophy Team match,

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but before they start,

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we wanna learn a little bit more about it.

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We're going to talk to Sargent
First Class, Brandon Green

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from the U.S. Army Marksmanship
Unit Service Rifle Team.

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Hello Brandon.

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- Good morning.

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- Now tell us a little bit about

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what we're gonna see
here in about 15 minutes

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when they get started.

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- Okay, in just a few
minutes the range of commands

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will be calling the teams to the line.

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So each team has four firing members.

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They have a five target
bank and they have one coach

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that's going to call the--

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(gun fire drowns out conversation)

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So once we call the teams to the lines,

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the targets will be in the air.

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Once they send the targets,
they'll have 2.5 minutes

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to run up to the 400 yard
line, unload a bandoliers

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from their ammunition, load the magazines,

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come up with a game
plan, engage the targets,

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(mumbling) from the 400 yard line.

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Once they finish at the 400 yard line,

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they'll redistribute ammunition,

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call them to the front of
the berm and they'll have

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60 seconds to move to the 300 yard line,

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complete the rest of their rounds.

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- So obviously time and
accuracy is very key

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in this aspect, so what
kind of infantry skills

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are they using, since it's an
infantry tribute team match,

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what kind of skills will they test here?

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- Well they're gonna have to
shoot through (inaudible).

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They have to move bound from the 500

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to the 400 yard line.

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They have to distribute the ammunition

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the best way that they see fit.

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Again, you have four firing
members and five targets

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so your faster shooters
are gonna need to have

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the most ammunition to try
to get the most rounds off

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at the targets out there.

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Each hit is worth more
points at the 400 yard line

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than it is at the 300 so,

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it behooves them to shoot as many shots

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as they can from the 400 accurately.

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The coaches position
in the whole team match

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will be simply to watch
and trace the rounds

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going to the target and
then make the adjustments

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to get a shooter--

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(gun fire drowns out conversation)

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- So as they're shooting
if the wind's pushing

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a little to the right or left,

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the coach has to give
them that determination--

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- Yes ma'am.

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They'll have to communicate
with the shooters

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you know, with noise from
rifles going off to tell them

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they're shifting left, get
em right, get em on target.

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- So obviously if they
don't communicate well,

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they're not gonna work well as a team.

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- Correct, that's correct.

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- All right and so how
is this particular match

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different than say some
of the other matches

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we've seen throughout the week?

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- Well most of the other
matches throughout this week

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were rifle matches involved
in individual events

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so they haven't been able to coach at all

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so they're shooting and
doing the best they can

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right by themselves.

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Here again, the coach has
the (inaudible) behind him.

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He can watch the flags, watch the wind

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and actually watch the trace of the round

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go to the target and
shift the fire if needed.

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So they haven't had that
luxury in the previous matches.

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- So this one is the true team match

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and this one has probably
the most bragging rights

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so who gets to win the (laughing).

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- Yeah, yeah, it feels,
the team events seem to be

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the most important to shoot in.

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Everybody wants to get their
team to the top of the totem

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so it's very important.

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- And so for someone that's watching this,

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what would you say is
probably the most important

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factor in this match?

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- Communication's key here.

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Figuring out ahead of time
how the load-out needs to be,

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how you're gonna jam mags,

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how you're gonna load the magazines,

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you know, where you're gonna set up,

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how close everybody needs to be,

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it's all about communication
from coach to shooter

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and shooter to shooter.

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If a gun goes down, they
have to switch that ammo,

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you know, over to the next shooter

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so you can continue firing the rounds

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and then know which
targets are being shot at.

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It's all very, very important.

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Movement is something we're
all pretty familiar with

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and good at, knowing boundaries,

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but communication under
pressure of the match

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one of the (mumbling) rifles going off.

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- In a short period of time.
- Very short period of time.

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- Excellent.

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The best communicators
and the best marksmen

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will win, right?

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- That's the plan.

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- All right, well I know
you gotta go get ready

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for this event, starting
to move around here,

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so I'll let you go.

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Thank you.
- Thank you very much.

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- All right, we'll talk to you later.

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All right, you heard
it from Sargent Green.

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We're gonna see here in a few minutes.

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Just gonna get ready and prepping,

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loading their ammo and as you heard,

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they'll be bounding up.

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If you pan over this way, you'll see,

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they're gonna be bounding
up on these mounds

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so you can see what will be going on.

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They'll be running up to the mounds

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and they're shooting
out way at those targets

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and right now we are at the 500 yard,

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but they're gonna bound
up to the 400 yards

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and so we'll see what's happening there.

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So we'll sign off here and
I'll let you get back to

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watching and just for the
folks that don't know,

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there are 260 soldiers from
across the United States.

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They're representing five
active duty divisions,

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15 states and two ROTC cadet commands.

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So that means that
everything from Reserve,

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Guard, active duty and
cadet folks are here

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competing for all the marksmanship titles

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and bragging rights.

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So enjoy watching and they'll be

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getting started here in a few minutes.

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(shots firing)

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- [Woman] You are short.

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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- [Man] Oh no, I get nervous on camera.

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- [Woman] Well relax, go say hi to mom.

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- [Man] You could edit
out some stuff, all right?

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(laughing)

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- [Woman] But if this is your point,

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I might need to move. (laughing)

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(shots firing)
(soft distant talking)

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- [Man] All right, (inaudible) listen up,

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your alternate may not know
to do anything but dispatch,

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but your alternate is
simply on the scorecard

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in case one of your shooters
got hit by lightning yesterday

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and can't continue to shoot today.

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Keep track on that, can't call facts,

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can't call wind, can't hear yourself,

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(speaker trails off inaudibly).

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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- [Sargent] Good afternoon competitors.

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I'm Sargent Wheeland.

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I will be your chief line
officer and the following

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is to be considered for safety.

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All competitors are responsible for

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(speaker trails off inaudibly).

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I'd like to highlight the
(speaker trails off inaudibly)

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(shots firing)

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(instructions inaudibly
given over loudspeaker)

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In the event of emergency, call 911.

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(instructions trail off inaudibly)

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The use of electronic devices

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such as cell phones and radios--

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(instructions trail off inaudibly)

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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(wind blowing)

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(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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Relay number one, relay number one,

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your rundown will begin in
approximately two minutes.

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Rundown begins in
approximately two minutes.

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Relay number two, take your places--

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(speaker trails off inaudibly)

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(shots firing)

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(wind blowing)

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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- [Woman] Do you have your scorecard

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or you can just give it to me.

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(wind blowing)

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(shots firing)

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- [Sergeant] Competitors the
course of fire in this match

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will be Harting, Master to base
line fire guard line first.

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Guard volunteers, you will
have two minutes and 30 seconds

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to move to the 400 yard
line, load magazines

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and fire as many rounds as you can.

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Following that, you will have 60 seconds

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to run from the 400 to the 300
and repeat the same process.

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(wind blowing)

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(shots firing)

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Competitors, watch your footing as you're

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running down the range.

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If you trip and fall, you
may not fire that rifle

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until it has been cleared by an officer.

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(shots firing)

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(wind blowing)

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(soft distant talking)

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Relay number one, at this time
move to the base of the berm.

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(soft distant talking)

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(cocking guns)

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(shots firing)

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The next stage of fire will
be in two minutes 30 seconds.

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Fire front row position at 400 yards.

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(instructions trail off inaudibly)

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When your target appears in five.

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(shots firing)

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(wind blowing)

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(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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Line clear on the right.

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Line clear on the left.

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(shots firing)

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(wind blowing)
(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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Relay number one at this
time, make it to the berm.

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(shots firing)

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Next stage of fire will
be 60 second fire--

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(instructions trail off inaudibly)

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Your time will begin
when your targets appear.

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Stand by.

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(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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(man laughs)

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(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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(engine humming)

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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AMU blocks, as you're making it back

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to the 500 yard line, please
pick up the two bandoliers

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for the next rundown and have the teams

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confirm the round count.

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(soft distant talking)

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(engine humming)

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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Relay number two, relay number two,

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your rundown will begin in
approximately two minutes.

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Relay number three, you will need someone

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to take their place as a score keeper.

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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Relay number two at this time,
move to the base of the berm.

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(shots firing)

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The next stage of fire will
be two minutes and 30 seconds.

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Fire from the front position at 400 yards.

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Your time will begin with
targets here in five.

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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Fire, fire, holster all weapons.

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(instructions trail off inaudibly)

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Get the line clear on the right.

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Get the line clear on the left.

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(inaudibly instructing teams)

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(engine humming)

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(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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(soft distant talking)

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(shots firing)

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(inaudibly instructing teams)

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(shots firing)