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(indistinct calls)

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(burst of gunfire)
(whistling)

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- Come hither, RPG!

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- OPFOR stands for Opposing Force,

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and here at 14 Infantry Regiment

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we are world-class OPFOR for Europe.

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So our main mission set is to help train

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other NATO nations as well as units in

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the United States that
come deploy to Germany.

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And we give them
force-on-force maneuver to

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show them what it's
like to face a near-peer

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threat and that kind of a conflict.

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(bursts of gunfire)

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- For our guys, they can get a lotta good

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trainin' and see how other people work.

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And it helps us see how
other people do things,

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and how we do things so...

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But definitely I think
also, especially when

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you fight in an American unit, we know

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what they're gonna do.

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'Cause our tactics are the same.

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So it does create a challenge of trying

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to create a fluid and different
type of warfare for them.

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- I think the best part about working

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with other nations would be one, the

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relationships that you
build during your rotation.

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It's really interesting to meet

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men and women from different nations

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and understand how they fight.

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And ultimately, there's no better way

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to understand how somebody fights

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than to actually fight alongside them.

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So you're not reading
about their doctrine,

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you're actually fighting with them.

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And obviously it really
broadens your perspective

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on things other than the United States,

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and other than the United States military.

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So it's really interesting working

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with other nations and understanding

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how we can accomplish
today's problems before us

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with men and women outside
of the United States.