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- [ Sergeant James Rowe] Airmen from

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the Hawaii Air National Guard,

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participated in the Patriot
North Training Exercise

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on July 16th to the 18th at
Fort McCoy, Tomo, Wisconsin.

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For the first time, members of
the Hawaii Air National Guard

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had the opportunity to become role players

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during numerous scenarios
during the exercise.

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Instead of reacting to
an emergency situation,

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they were the ones

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that first responders
would be reacting to.

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Patriot North took place at;

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Volk Field Combat
Readiness Training Center,

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Camp Douglas and Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

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from July 16th to the 18th.

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Patriot is an annual domestic
operations training exercise

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sponsored by the National Guard Bureau.

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The training exercise employs
simulated emergency scenarios

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to enhance the ability for local, state,

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and federal organizations to
coordinate and work together

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in response to a natural
or manmade emergency.

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Members of the 144th
Security Forces Squadron

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formed the bulk of the Hawaii
team and were supplemented

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by airmen from the 144th
Maintenance Squadron,

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144th For Support Squadron

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and the one 144th Public Affairs office.

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The airmen played a wide range of roles.

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From being a distraught mother
who just lost her child,

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injured civilians that
needed medical attention

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to even being looters who
needed to be apprehended.

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By supporting Patriot North,

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The Hawaii air national guard airmen

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contributed to the bigger
picture by helping ensure

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that our fellow airmen
and civilian counterparts

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from all over the country were trained

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and ready for the call to action.

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This is staff Sergeant
James Rowe reporting

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with the Hawaii international guard.