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- [Andrew] Hawaii National
Guard State Partnership Program

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recently facilitated an exchange

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between candidates from
the Indonesian military

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and the University of Hawaii's

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Reserve Officer Training Corp,

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along with the Hawaii
Army National Guard's

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Officer Candidate School.

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The state partnership program is

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a Department of Defense program

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that is managed by the National Guard.

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The program's goal is to cultivate

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an enduring relationship that enhances

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regional stability and influence.

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- Some of the goals for today's exercise

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was to evaluate the leadership potential

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of the potential officer candidates

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for ROTC, OCS, and the Indonesian Army.

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We're all here trying to become officers.

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- [Andrew] During the week-long exchange,

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the Indonesian officer candidates

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participated in training
alongside candidates

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from UH and Hawaii Army
National Guard programs.

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They reviewed basic squad maneuvers,

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learned how to load and unload a squad

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out of a Black Hawk helicopter,

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and were put through the paces

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in a culminating three-day
training exercise

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that included various hole-up techniques,

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operational lanes with
attack and counterattack,

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and a land navigation exercise.

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- So, with this training
I definitely gained

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other ways to do these STX lanes.

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Of course, in OCS and ROTC
we're taught differently,

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so it was good to see different ways

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how you can approach a lane

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when you're doing your
op orders and your briefs

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and everyone's different methods with it.

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- [Andrew] This is Tech
Sergeant Andrew Lee Jackson,

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reporting with the Hawaii National Guard.