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- We call this one our Shallow Brown,

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it's one of three major
training operations,

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we conduct annually.

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So, this training in particular,

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is focusing on our
Junior Enlisted Soldiers

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and up and coming salvage divers.

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Basically we wanna be making
them SMEs of the equipment,

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the air systems, and the
life support equipment,

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that we work a lot on a daily operation.

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Our operational
environment, always changes,

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out here in Kuwait.

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We need to make sure that
everyone is well versed,

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on the conditions that
we're gonna be diving in,

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and training exercises like
this, help facilitate that.

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So, we have a variety of
tools, that we work with.

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We try to choose the tools that
we most commonly work with,

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or what we most commonly work
with out here, in Kuwait.

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And we basically design
a training platform,

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that has different projects,

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where they will have to,

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basically problem solve
while they're under water.

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A lot of these tools are
brand new to the soldiers,

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although they'd see 'em in dive schools,

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this is the first time
out with the detachment,

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they'll be working with 'em.

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- It gets pretty dark,

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when you start working
with tools underwater.

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It kicks up all the sand and silt,

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but it was a really good
experience, I learned a lot,

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learned how to handle myself under water,

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with hydraulic tools.

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- We are fortunate to have,

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some solid Junior Enlisted Soldiers.

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This is always interesting
to see how they'll react,

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and conduct themselves

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in an operational environment,

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and this is a great test of doing that.

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I think the guys are doing really well,

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in lieu of the environment, the heat,

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everybody's doin' pretty awesome.